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Red Wind
by Raymond Chandler
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$455.48A$409.93
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About This Item
Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company; Tower Books, 1946 . First edition. Cloth. Fine/Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 6". None. The first edition of this thrilling collection of short mystery stories by Raymond Chandler. An excellent copy of the first edition, first impression of this collection of five short mystery stories by famed Detective fiction writer Raymond Chandler. In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Included in this work are the short stories: 'Red Wind', 'Blackmailers Don't Shoot', 'I'll Be Waiting', 'Goldfish', and 'Guns at Cyrano's'. This collection of short stories were previously published in the periodicals 'Dime Detective', 'Black Mask', and 'The Saturday Evening Post' in the 1930s. They showcase Chandler's abilities as a writer, including vivid characters, tight plotlines, and evil villains. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Light shelf wear to back strip head and tail, otherwise externally fine. A touch of sunning to dust wrapper back strip, with minor chipping to back strip head, and light marks to rear wrap. Sticker to back strip tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned due to paper type, and clean. Fine
Synopsis
Red Wind: A Collection of Short Stories by Raymond Chandler is a compilation of short stories previously printed in Dime Detective , Black Mask , and The Saturday Evening Post in the 1930s. Some of the stories included: Red Wind, Blackmailers Don't Shoot, I'll Be Waiting, Goldfish, and Guns at Cyrano's.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 828F38
- Title
- Red Wind
- Author
- Raymond Chandler
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The World Publishing Company; Tower Books
- Place of Publication
- Cleveland and New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- mystery red wind short story crime red wind
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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