Description
First edition of Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler, in the publisher’s scarce dust jacket.
Octavo, [8], 275pp. Red-orange cloth, title stamped in blue on spine and front cover. Stated “first edition” on copyright page, with no additional printings listed. Publisher’s device stamped in blue on rear cover. Solid text block, top edge dyed blue, a near fine example. Bookplate affixed to front free endpaper. In publisher’s first state dust jacket, $2.00 retail price on front flap, light wear to tips of spine, small loss along front hinge flap, a bright, attractive example, free of any restoration. Housed in a custom clamshell, quarter red morocco, title in gilt on black label.
(Johnson, The Dark Page, p. 60) (Bruccoli A2.1.a) (Hubin, 75)
A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone work.
Raymond Chandler (1888-1959) was a popular American-British crime and mystery writer. All but one of his seven novels have been made into movies, including Farewell, My Lovely which was adapted in 1942, 1944, and 1975.
