first edition xi, 332 pp. 1 vols. 8vo
1964 · London
by Chandler, Raymond
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1964. First edition. xi, 332 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Red boards, spine titled in gilt. Near fine copy (some foxing to edges) in a very good plus dust jacket (a few faint spots of foxing, scuff with 3/16-inch loss at top of front fold). First edition. xi, 332 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. 'about as unobtrusive as a tarantula on a slice of angel-food'. The first posthumous collection of Chandler's early stories, with Durham's pioneering appreciation of Chandler's art and technique.
(Inventory #: 305743)