Chandler, Raymond

Raymond Chandler Speaking

Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1962. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. A fine copy of this selection of Raymond Chandler's writings on various subjects including, Casual Notes On The Mystery Novel, Notes On English And American Style, The Poodle Springs Story, a Philip Marlowe novel completed in 1989 by Robert B. Parker as Poodle Springs and excerpts from letters to Earl Stanley Gardner, Howard Haycraft, Hillary Waugh et al. 8vo. 271 pp. Bright and fresh in blue cloth, red titles and decorations in a near fine dustwrapper. Black and white photographs. Edited By Dorothy Gardiner and Kathrine Sorley Walker with a foreward by Dorothy Gardiner. /Dust Jacket Included.

TBCL The Book Collector's LibraryProfessional seller

Book number: 30468

Catalogue: Electronic List TBCL

Keywords: FIRST EDITION RAYMOND CHANDLER MYSTERY CRIME DETECTION PHILIP MARLOWE ITSAMYSTERY

[Chandler, Raymond]. Hiney, Tom.

Raymond Chandler. A Biography.

New York, Athlantic Monthly Press, 1997, 1st American ed., 310 pag., plates, hardcover with (price-clipped) dustjacket.= Drawing on never-before-seen personal papers and previously unrecorded remembrances of Chandler, a biographer portrays a man who was a writer, oil executive, poet, recluse, charmer, gentleman, and drunk.

Fahrenheit 451Professional seller

Book number: #7653

Keywords: Biografieën Detectives

Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler: Later Novels and Other Writings - the Lady in the Lake - the Little Sister - the Long Goodbye - Playback - Double Indemnity - Selected Essays and Letters -

New York, The Library of America, 1995. Fifth Printing. Hardcover. 1076p. A blue cloth hardcover book in very good condition, in the original slipcase. Very mild foxing to slipcase and foredges; faint musty smell inside. Edges lightly worn. Attached navy ribbon bookmark. Text clean and binding tight. From the Library of America series. Very Good .

Kubik Fine Books Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 205900

Catalogue: Literature & Fiction

CHANDLER, RAYMOND; BAYLEY, JOHN [INTRODUCTION]

Raymond Chandler: Collected Stories (Everyman's Library)

Everyman's Library, 2002-10-14. hardcover. Brand new gift quality hardcover in jacket oversized and overweight. Please email for photos.. New .

Griffin BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 113867

Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler&Apos;S Mystery Omnibus: The Big Sleep and Farewell, My Lovely

Cleveland and New York, The World Publishing Company, 1945. Cloth. The first edition, second printing thus of these two Raymond Chandler mysteries turned hit films, enclosed in the original scarce dust wrapper. Two thrilling mystery novels by highly successful and influential American-British novelist Raymond Chandler, bound together as the 'Mystery Omnibus&apos. 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. Farewell, My Lovely (Murder, My Sweer) is the second of Chandler's novels to feature Philip Marlowe, who is investigating a murder that occurred at a nightclub. It was originally published in 1940. The Big Sleep was adapted into a 1946 film starring Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart, while Farewell, My Lovely (Murder, My Sweet) was adapted into a 1944 film starring Dick Powell and Claire Trevor. This work contains numerous illustrations from photographs taken during filming of both of these movies. This is the first edition, second printing thus of this work, enclosed in the original scarce dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities, and minor shelf wear to the boards. Original unclipped dust wrapper has some edgewear and chipping to the extremities, particularly to the head and tail of the backstrip. A few amateur tape repairs to the interior of the wrap. Some light spotting to the interior of the wrap. Internally, front hinge is very lightly strained, remaining binding is firm. Pages are lightly age-toned, but are otherwise clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good/Good.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 827J23

Catalogue: Modern Fiction

Keywords: mystery crime murder omnibus crime big sleep farewell my lovely Not Stated

Raymond Chandler; Tom Hiney; Frank MacShane

The Raymond Chandler Papers: Selected Letters and Non-Fiction 1909-1959

London, Hamish Hamilton, 2000. First edition. Cloth. An anthology of essays and letters from renowned detective fiction author, Raymond Chandler. Being "both an ideal companion of Chandler's work and an intriguing account of the man himself." First edition. Featuring the original unclipped dustwrapper. Chandler had an immense stylistic influence on American popular literature, and is considered by many to be a founder, along with Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain and other 'Black Mask' writers, of the hard-boiled school of detective fiction. In original publishers' cloth binding, and original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, cloth is very smart. Dustwrapper also smart, although with some very light marks to the rear. Internally, firmly bound, bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: MOD11-B-19

Catalogue: Literary Criticism

Keywords: raymond chandler letters essays dashiell hammett letters black mask None

Raymond Chandler

The Raymond Chandler Omnibus

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1955 . Cloth. An excellent omnibus volume consisting of Raymond Chandler's first four novels, each featuring Philip Marlowe. The second impression of this omnibus edition of four novels from detective fiction writer Raymond Chandler, first published in 1953, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.An impressive volume containing Chandler's first four novels: The Big Sleep; Farewell, My Lovely; The High Window and The Lady in the Lake.Each novel features Chandler's recurring private detective character, PI Philip Marlowe, one of the most well-known characters within the genre of hardboiled crime fiction. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with bumping to back strip head and tail. Tape residue to front and rear pastedown and free endpapers, and dust wrapper flyleaves. Edge wear to dust wrapper back strip head and tail, with light marks to rear wrap. Spotting to dust wrapper reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 827F51

Catalogue: Detective Fiction

Keywords: The Big Sleep Farewell my Lovely The High Window The Lady in the Lake Farewell my Lovely None

Raymond Chandler

Red Wind

Cleveland and New York, The World Publishing Company; Tower Books, 1946 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this thrilling collection of short stories by Raymond Chandler, best known for his Philip Marlowe detective novels. An excellent copy of the first edition, first impression of this collection of five short mystery stories by famed Detective fiction writer Raymond Chandler. In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Included in this work are the short stories: 'Red Wind', 'Blackmailers Don't Shoot', 'I'll Be Waiting', 'Goldfish', and 'Guns at Cyrano's&apos. This collection of short stories were previously published in the periodicals 'Dime Detective', 'Black Mask', and 'The Saturday Evening Post' in the 1930s. They showcase Chandler's abilities as a writer, including vivid characters, tight plotlines, and evil villains. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with bump to spine tail. Loss to tail of dust wrapper back strip and front wrap, with a significant closed tear to the tail of the rear wrap. Edgewear and closed tears to head of front wrap, with handling marks and discolouration to rear wrap. Light chipping to back strip head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned due to paper type, as is common in this work, but clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 871F16

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: playback the long good-bye mystery Philip Marlowe the long good-bye None

Raymond Chandler

Red Wind

Cleveland and New York, The World Publishing Company, 1946. First edition. Cloth. The first edition, first printing of this collection of short mystery stories by Raymond Chandler, enclosed in the original dust wrapper. A collection of five short mystery stories by highly successful and influential writer Raymond Chandler. Included in this work are: 'Red Wind', 'Blackmailers Don't Shoot', 'I'll Be Waiting', 'Goldfish', and 'Guns at Cyrano's&apos. This collection of short stories were previously published in the periodicals 'Dime Detective', 'Black Mask', and 'The Saturday Evening Post' in the 1930s. They showcase Chandler's abilities as a writer, including vivid characters, tight plotlines, and scenes of glittering evil. The first edition, first printing of this work in book form.Enclosed in the original pictorial dust wrapper.  In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with just a touch of shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart and bright, with some edgewear, and in particular some loss to the head of the backstrip. A small amateur tape repair to the head of the interior of the wrap. Internally, volume is firmly bound. Pages are age-toned, but are otherwise very clean throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 827J25

Catalogue: Short Stories

Keywords: red wind raymond chandler first edition mystery raymond chandler Not Stated