CHANDLER, Raymond (1888-1959). The Lady in the Lake. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943. FIRST EDITION. [With:] CHANDLER. The Little Sister. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1949. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION.
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CHANDLER, Raymond (1888-1959). The Lady in the Lake. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1943.
8vo. Half-title. Original green cloth, stamped in green; in unrestored unclipped dust jacket (some light chipping and rubbing, overall browning.
FIRST EDITION of Chandler's fourth Philip Marlowe mystery, the first of which to advertise "A Philip Marlowe Mystery" on the dust-jacket. Bruccoli A4.1.a
[With:] CHANDLER. The Little Sister. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1949. 8vo. Original red cloth; in unrestored unclipped dust jacket (a touch of wear). FIRST AMERICAN EDITION of the fifth Philip Marlowe mysteries. Bruccoli A8.2.a.
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