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Advance Reading Copy of this title. A uniquely collectible item. Rarely seen, and seriously beyond scarce. P.O. s name and address on front free endpaper. Presented in a custom cloth clamshell box with handsome leather title label.

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.