The High Window

Raymond Chandler

Verlag: Tower Books, The World Publishing Company, Cleveland and New York, 1946

Beschreibung

An bright edition of this Raymond Chandler detective novel, published four years after the first edition. An early edition of Raymond Chandler's third novel featuring Los Angeles private detective Philip Marlowe. In the publisher's original dust wrapper, price clipped, featuring the artwork of the first edition.The July 1946 second impression of the World Publishing Company's 'Tower Mystery Books' edition of this novel, with the first impression released in August 1945. The novel was first published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1942.In this popular novel, Marlowe is hired by wealthy widow Elizabeth Bright Murdock to recover a missing Brasher Doubloon, a rare and valuable coin.The novel saw two film adaptations in the 1940s, 'Time to Kill' in 1943, and 'The Brasher Doubloon' in 1947. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price clipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with light shelf wear to back strip head and tail. Minor rubbing to dust wrapper back strip head and tail. Small closed tear to dust wrapper front joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 828F39

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The High Window

Verlag: Tower Books, The World Publishing Company, Cleveland and New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1946

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: None

Zustand: Near Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine

Art des Buches: book