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First Edition, First Printing with the words "FIRST EDITION" printed on the copyright page. A beautiful copy with the original dustjacket with some repair. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and is in great shape with light wear to the boards. The binding is tight and the pages are clean. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy.

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.