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Farewell, My Lovely (A Philip Marlowe Murder Mystery)
by Chandler, Raymond
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good. Prior owner red ink stamp, bookstore. Spine ends have wear. Back cover soiling. Binding intact.
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York.: Pocket Books by arr. w/ Alfred A Knopf., 1964. 14th printing. 1st Pocket printing 1943. "The Complete Book".. Mass-market paperback. Good. Prior owner red ink stamp, bookstore. Spine ends have wear. Back cover soiling. Binding intact.. 1 230 p. Mass-market paperback. Color cover art: Woman in evening gown fires into a man's chest. Doesn't look good for the man. Mystery fiction: A bouncer and a a big man tussle; the bouncer gets tossed across the room.
Synopsis
Farewell, My Lovely is a 1940 novel by Raymond Chandler, the second novel he wrote featuring Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe. It was adapted for the screen three times.
Reviews
On Jul 3 2015, a reader said:
Brilliant. About half way through the book I thought 'After this book was written why did anyone bother to write any more crime books at all?'. It's got plot and clues and characters and places. It's got sight, smell, sound and touch, even some change of pace. And most of all it has the most brilliant stream of consciousness. It is written in the first person and in the past tense, but not as if telling what happened from the future - more as a running commentary - the still, small voice in the head slightly detached and describing or explaining the action to himself as it plays out. Terrific. Now got to find a whiskey sour and decide which film of the book to watch while it is fresh in my mind.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.Mys1570009799
- Title
- Farewell, My Lovely (A Philip Marlowe Murder Mystery)
- Author
- Chandler, Raymond
- Format/Binding
- Mass-market paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good. Prior owner red ink stamp, bookstore. Spine ends have wear. Back cover soiling. Binding intact.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 14th printing. 1st Pocket printing 1943. "The Complete Book
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Pocket Books by arr. w/ Alfred A Knopf.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- Mystery fiction|Bouncer and customer
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mysteries;
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About the Seller
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Biblio member since 2017
Newport, New Hampshire
About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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