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First American Edition. Original brown cloth in Richard Tiback designed dustwrapper. Author's presentation copy to Donald Yates, literary scholar and detective fiction expert. Inscribed "With kindest regards, Raymond Chandler", on the front endpaper, under Yates' ownership signature. A fine copy in a near fine dustwrapper that shows a little light rubbing to the spine ends. Dr. Donald Yates was professor emeritus of Spanish-American Literature at Michigan State University. He wrote extensively on the subject of detective fiction, particularly in Spanish literature and had a regular correspondence with Chandler on the subject. Inscribed Chandler is uncommon, particularly as this edition was preceded by its English counterpart.

Playback is Raymond Chandler's final novel, involving the private detective Philip Marlowe as he uncovers a complex web of lies and deceit.