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San Francisco, Arion Press, 1986. 4�. 249(5) pp. With 40 photos. Hardplastic on cloth Gelungene Neuausgabe des ber�hmten Buches in extravagantem massiven Hartplastik-cover. Mit bildlich nachgestellten Szenen aus dem Film. Mit runden Seiten, statt eckigen. Tadelloses Exemplar der seltenen und gesuchten Ausgabe (Auflage 425 Exemplare). This edition of 'The Big Sleep' is limited to 425 copies. The book was designed and printed under the direction of Andrew Hoyem at the Arion Press. Members of the Press include Mary Bisbee, Matthew Kelsey, Gerald Reddan, Glenn Todd and Lawrence Van Velzer. The types are Scott Roman and Futura Black for display. The Monotype was composed by Mackenzie-Harris. The photo-lithography was printed by Phelps-Schaefer in blue/black duotone over double opaque white, finished with a double varnish. The paper is Mohawk Superfine. Binding was done by Schuberth Bookbindery. This is the nineteenth publication of the Arion Press and the third in its series of classic detective fiction. Completed in the spring of 1986. - Fresh copy. Mint copy. Sprache: Englisch. *** Bitte kontaktieren Sie uns immer BEVOR Sie bestellen! F�r ausf�hrliche Beschreibungen und Bilder sowie g�nstigere Versandoptionen kontaktieren Sie mich bitte per Email! Please contact us always BEFORE you order! For detailled descriptions and photos as well as cheaper shipping options please send an email! ***.

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.