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First Edition, First Printing with the words "FIRST EDITION" printed on the copyright page page. This ORIGINAL First Issue dustjacket has the publisher's $2.00 printed price present on the front flap and is vibrant in color with minor repair. The book is in excellent condition and is bound in the publisher's cloth with minor wear to the boards. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy. We buy SIGNED Chandler First Editions.

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.