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Lot 322
322. Chandler (Raymond) fA r e W e L L m y Lo v e Ly, first en g L i s h
e d i t i o n, spotting to first and last few ff., original cloth, light spotting
to head, dust-jacket, laid-down, spine supplied in facsimile coloured
by hand, corners with minor restorations, still in effect a good copy,
8vo, 1940. £300 - £400
*** An exceptionally scarce title, especially in the dust-jacket.
Lot 323
323. Chandler (Raymond) th e hi g h Wi n d o W, first en g L i s h
e d i t i o n, original cloth, spine slightly faded, spine ends and corners
a little bumped, dust-jacket, repaired and restored at head and foot
and partially to joints, light surface creasing, a little rubbed, still a
very good copy, 8vo, 1943. £400 - £600
*** A very good example of the scarcest of the Raymond Chandler
English editions.
Lot 324
LONDON
324. Chandler (Raymond) th e LA d y in t h e LA k e, first en g L i s h
e d i t i o n, usual light browning to margins, original cloth, spine ends
and corners a little bumped, dust-jacket, spine slightly faded, spine
ends and corners chipped, a little rubbed and creased at extremities,
lower panel with light surface soiling and small abrasion mark,
overall a very good copy of a scarce book, 8vo, 1944. £600 - £800
Lot 325
325. Chandler (Raymond) th e Li t t L e si s t e r, first en g L i s h
e d i t i o n, original cloth, spine ends very slightly bumped, dust-jacket,
spine slightly faded, head of spine and corners a little chipped,
lightly rubbed at extremities, light surface soiling to lower panel,
but overall an excellent example, 8vo, 1949. £500 - £700
*** Written just after Chandler had finished working as a screenwriter
at Paramount, The Little Sister reflects much of Chandler’s bitterness
and disillusion with the film industry. The first English edition predates
the American.
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