Books

A good first edition, so stated on the copyright page, with a partial dust jacket, missing a strip of half the spine, from top to bottom. Original price of $2.00 still on front flap of the dust jacket. Tape residue from the jacket flaps being taped to the front and rear pastedown.

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.