Books

First edition, as stated on copyright page. This is Pat O'Brien's copy with his bookplate attached to front paste-down (Pat O'Brien was an American film actor). Book very good plus, tanning along spine, lines on front cover. Dust jacket very good, wear and a couple of tears, small water stains on inside of dj. Housed in custom-made fold-out slipcase.

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.