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Red Wind
Raymond Chandler
1946
The World Publishing Company : Cleveland and New York
8" by 5.5"
[10] 253pp
SUMMARY
The first edition, first printing of this collection of short mystery stories by Raymond Chandler, enclosed in the original dust wrapper.
First Edition,Publishers Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage:£ 15.99
EU Postage: £ 13.99
European Postage: £ 14.99
Asia Postage: £ 18.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99
DESCRIPTION
A collection of five short mystery stories by highly successful and influential writer Raymond Chandler. Included in this work are: Red Wind, Blackmailers Dont Shoot, Ill Be Waiting, Goldfish, and Guns at Cyranos.
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 Chandlers abilities as a writer, including vivid characters, tight plotlines, and scenes of glittering evil.
The first edition, first printing of this work in book form.
Enclosed in the original pictorial dust wrapper.
CONDITION
In the publishers original cloth binding. Externally, lovely, with just a touch of shelf wear and bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Original unclipped dust wrapper is smart and bright, with some edgewear, and in particular some loss to the head of the backstrip. A small amateur tape repair to the head of the interior of the wrap. Internally, volume is firmly bound. Pages are age-toned, but are otherwise very clean throughout.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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