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Pub by Alfred A. Knopf, 1939, stated 1st Edition. VG cond. hardcover w/ VG-minus unclipped pict dustjacket now in archival Brodart. Orange cloth over bds w/ blue framing & lettering on cover & spine, top edge dark blue / black. Endpapers lightly toned. Small area of p/o's info ghosted out on ffep. Binding very slightly tender in a couple places but sound throughout. Dustjacket shows lt-mdt chipping to corners & to head & tail of spine, also has a dime-size rub-though over the word "The" on spine, nevertheless 95% intact. Quite a nice copy of a scarce edition. 277pp + linotype page. Square, straight, tight & clean except as noted, overall VG/VG- cond. Same or next day shipping. Please email any questions.

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.