The Simple Art Of Murder
by Chandler, Raymond
"The Simple Art of Murder" refers to both a critical essay and a collection of short stories written by hard-boiled detective fiction author Raymond Chandler. The essay was first published in The Atlantic Monthly in December 1944. It was reprinted in 1950 by Houghton Mifflin along with eight of Chandler's early stories pre-dating his first novel, The Big Sleep. The essay is considered a seminal piece of literary criticism.
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The Simple Art of Murder
by Chandler, Raymond
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London: Hamish Hamilton. Star Editions "To be sold on the Continent of Europe only" stated on the front cover and dust jacket. Stiff, card covers with green dust jacket. Small chip at the top of the spine. Rubbing with chip at the top of the dust jacket and approx. 1" loss at the foot, now protected by a clear, removable… Read more about this item Item Price
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Northridge, California, USA
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Boston: Houghton and Mifflin. Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Tan cloth with orange/yellow stamped titles, orange topstain. First edition with 1950 date to TP/CP. Spine ends/points slightly bumped, minor ridge to spine. Light foxing to block edge and endpages. Several previously folded corners that are now flattened. Very minor wave to some… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE SIMPLE ART OF MURDER
by Chandler, Raymond
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Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Pocket Books. Very Good+. 1952. Softcover. Some toning to paper. Light rubbing to cover. ; Mass market paperback. First printing, November 1952. Clean and tight. Vivid color front cover. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 194 pp . Item Price
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by Raymond Chandler
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1950 . First edition. Cloth. Fine/Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. A smart first UK edition of this important anthology of crime fiction short stories by Raymond Chandler. The first UK edition, first impression of this short story collection from best selling author of hard-boiled detective fiction, Raymond Chandler. In the publisher's original price unclipped dust… Read more about this item Item Price
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Stephenson, Virginia, USA
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1950. First Edition. A significant collection, containing 12 of Chandler's short stories which first appeared in the pages of Black Mask, Dime Detective, Detective Fiction Weekly, The Saturday Evening Post, and The Saturday Review of Literature. Includes Chandler's oft-quoted and much-anthologized essay "The Simple Art of Murder," which first appeared in the Atlantic Monthly (1944).… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Simple Art of Murder
by CHANDLER, Raymond
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- 1968
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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NY: Norton, 1968. Bound in blue cloth, stamped in black in matching dust jacket. This is the first Norton edition (with the number line ending in "1") of this 533 pp. book with a new introdiction by the Editor. The dust jacket is price clipped and shows archival tape reinforcement to the obverse of the spine ends. … Read more about this item Item Price
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The Simple Art of Murder
by CHANDLER, Raymond
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1950. Hardcover. Good. First edition. Gray cloth boards stamped in orange and yellow. Good only, with soiled endpapers, bumping to the spine ends and corners, toning and soiling to the boards and spine, lacking the dust jacket if issued. Item Price
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The Simple Art of Murder
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Carson City, Nevada, USA
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New York: Vintage Books (1988).. Soft cover. Very Good. Reprint. Trade paperback. 377 pp. Small ink mark to top edges. A clean copy with little wear. "Here in one volume are eight complete stories, plus that very famous essay - THE SIMPLE ART OF MURDER - by the all-time master of the tough crime story...
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by Raymond Chandler
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1st UK ed, with d/w. D/w is price clipped and has chips to head and tail of spine and corners of flap junctions of front panel as shown in scans. Slight fading to the word "Murder" on spine. Small 1cm closed tear to rear panel. Endpapers beautifully clean. Very slight foxing to sub title page. Text block clean, square and… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE SIMPLE ART OF MURDER
by CHANDLER, Raymond
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- 1952
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Sherman Oaks, California, USA
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NY: Pocket Books, 1952. VERY GOOD condition in VERY GOOD original pictorial paper wraps. SOFTCOVER. FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING 1952. Pocket Book No. 916. Crease at hinge, some scuffing of covers, age toning to interior and light edgewear. Short story collection includes: Pearls Are A Nuisance, Spanish Blood, The King In Yellow, I'll Be Waiting… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Simple Art of Murder
by Chandler, Raymond
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Manasquan, New Jersey, USA
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New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1968. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo., 255pp. Sharp First American Edition, First Printing with full number sequence. Bound in blue cloth with spine titles in black. Square, tight and clean throughout with just mild wear to spine ends and tips. Very attractive dust jacket has the bottom corner of… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Simple Art of Murder
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Schenectady, New York, USA
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New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. First Norton edition. The Seagull Library of Mystery and Suspense. xiv, 533pp. Blue cloth lettered in black on the spine panel. Edited and with an introduction by James Nelson. Collects twelve stories (some of which feature Philip Marlowe) and an essay. Date in pen on rear pastedown… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE SIMPLE ART OF MURDER
by Chandler, Raymond
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New York: Pocket Books, Inc., [1952]. First paperback edition. A fine copy, light crease to front cover, appears unread. (12084). Small octavo, cover by George Mayers, pictorial wrappers. Pocket #916. Reprints partial contents of the hardcover edition, contains four stories plus the essay "The Simple Art of Murder." Bruccoli: Raymond Chandler: A Descriptive Bibliography,… Read more about this item Item Price
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by Chandler, Raymond
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Beverly Hills, California, USA
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Houghton Mifflin, 1950. first. hardcover. near fine/very good. First edition with inscribed and signed slip attached to front free end paper. 1950 stated on title and copyright page. Near fine book, very slight darkening to edges of covers. Dust jacket very good,, price-clipped, some wear, repair done to inside of dj at spine ends, corners and along top… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Simple Art of Murder (Pocket Book # 50086 )
by CHANDLER, RAYMOND
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USA: Pocket Books, 1964. Book. Illus. by GGA (Good Girl Painted Cover). Good, Reading Copy.. Soft cover. Third Edition by Publisher.. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 194 pages "For a moment neither man moved. Then Steve kicked the trombone away from him and squashed his cigarette in a glass tray. His black eyes were empty but his… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Simple Art of Murder (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
by Chandler, Raymond
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The Simple Art of Murder
by Raymond Chandler
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- 1950
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1950. First edition. Leather. Near Fine. 7.5" by 4.5". None. A finely bound, first edition copy of this important Raymond Chandler anthology. "The Simple Art of Murder" is a loosely connected series of publications by this hard-boiled detective fiction author. It contains his best known critical essay "The Art of the Mystery Story" and his… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Simple Art of Murder
by Chandler, Raymond
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- 1988
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Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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New York: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 1988. Reprint. . Trade Paperback. About Fine/Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Reprint, orig. c.r. 1934. Trade PB in illustrated wraps. Near Fine w/curled front cover extending into prelim pages, else Fine and unmarked. 377pp.
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THE SIMPLE ART OF MURDER
by Chandler, Raymond
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- 1968
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Lawrence, Kansas, USA
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New York: W. W. Norton, 1968. First edition thus. Hardcover. Very good +/very good +. Introduction by James Nelson, as well as Chandler's original 1950 Introduction. 8vo. Blue cloth, with black spine lettering. 533 pages. Some faint foxing to top text block. No names or marks. Dust-jacket (with "$6.95" price intact) has slight edge wear.
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The Simple Art of Murder
by CHANDLER, Raymond
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- 1953
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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New York: Pocket Books, 1953. Softcover. Very Good. First paperback edition. Cover art by George Mayers. Tiny tear on first page, binding cocked with a tiny chip at the crown (affecting a bit of text), very good. Includes: "Pearls Are A Nuisance", "Spanish Blood", "The King In Yellow", "I'll Be Waiting", and "The Simple Art Of Murder". Pocket… Read more about this item Item Price
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