the second Philip Marlowe book

A near-fine first edition copy of Raymond Chandler's second book, one of only 7500 copies printed. Featuring the Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe. It was adapted for the screen three times and was also adapted for the stage and radio.

First edition, first impression; 8vo; publisher's orange cloth lettered in blue, a little rubbed to extremities, first issue dust-jacket with unclipped price of $2.00, a touch of wear to head and foot of spine but unfaded, toning to endpapers, discreet bookseller's ticket to rear pastedown, a near-fine copy in the iconic dust-jacket.