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Raymond Chandler - The Big Sleep

Title: The Big Sleep
Description: New York, Pocket Books, 1950. Paperback. The Pocket Book Edition of Raymond Chandler's thrilling mystery novel, 'The Big Sleep', in the publisher's colourful paper wraps. The Big Sleep is the first novel to feature detective Philip Marlowe and is set in Los Angeles. Through the course of the novel, many characters double-cross each other, revealing secrets and becoming increasingly complex. The title is a euphemism for death, and dying is referred to many times in the novel as 'sleeping the big sleep&apos. Written by Raymond Chandler, a highly successful and influential American-British crime writer, whose novels have been adapted into countless hit films. The Pocket Book Edition of this work, published in 1950. In the publisher's original colourful paper wraps. In the publisher's original colourful paper wraps. Externally, some light edgewear and a closed tear to the front of the wrap. Closed tear has been amateurly repaired with tape. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age-toned to the extremities, but are otherwise clean throughout. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Keywords: big sleep raymond chandler mystery crime raymond chandler pocket book Not Stated

Price: GBP 40.00 = appr. US$ 57.12 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 827J28

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