"The High Window" by Raymond Chandler. Alfred A. Knopf. 1940 first American edition, first printing. Book in good condition. Publisher s light grayish-brown cloth stamped in dark purplish red (light fraying to upper cover edge near head, pastedowns browned); original unclipped dust jacket (jacket slightly trimmed, rubbing along joints with few chips at spine panel ends. First printing of the author's third novel, featuring detective Philip Marlowe.