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Red Wind
de Raymond Chandler
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Precio
EUR 253.01EUR 227.71
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Sobre este artículo
Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1946. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8" by 5.5". Not Stated. 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'. 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
Sinopsis
Red Wind: A Collection of Short Stories by Raymond Chandler is a compilation of short stories previously printed in Dime Detective , Black Mask , and The Saturday Evening Post in the 1930s. Some of the stories included: Red Wind, Blackmailers Don't Shoot, I'll Be Waiting, Goldfish, and Guns at Cyrano's.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 827J25
- Título
- Red Wind
- Autor
- Raymond Chandler
- Ilustrador
- Not Stated
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good Indeed
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- The World Publishing Company
- Lugar de publicación
- Cleveland and New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1946
- Tamaño
- 8" by 5.5"
- Palabras clave
- red wind raymond chandler first edition mystery raymond chandler
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Rooke Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2007
BATH, Somerset
Sobre Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
