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8vo. original printed paper wraps (rebound in modern black cloth retaining front and rear panel of original paperback binding mounted to boards, paperstock a little toned and marked); pp. 320. A very good proof copy of the scarce first edition of this influential debut crime novel.

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.