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Poor condition. Stated second printing before publication. Overall wear. Cocking to spine. Some pages loose. Page 119 and 120 detached. Possible ex-library as there seems that something had been affixed to the front endpaper, possibly also a bookplate from a personal library. Arguably the greatest, and certainly one of the most influential, private detective novels of all time.

The Big Sleep is a hardboiled crime novel by Raymond Chandler, the first in his acclaimed series about detective Philip Marlowe. The story is set in Los Angeles and follows Marlowe as he investigates a complex case involving blackmail, mystery, and murder, which begins with a wealthy general who is being blackmailed and needs Marlowe's help.