The Big Sleep
by Chandler, Raymond
The Big Sleep is a crime novel by Raymond Chandler, the first in his acclaimed series about hardboiled detective Philip Marlowe. The work has been adapted twice into film, once in 1946 starring Humphry Bogart and Lauren Bacall, and again in 1978 starring Robert Mitchum. The story is noted for its complexity and is heavily influenced by classic Greek tragedy, with many characters double-crossing each other and many secrets being exposed throughout the narrative. -
First Edition Identification
First edition published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1939. Stated first edition on the copyright page and $2.00 price point on the dust jacket. The initial edition barely sold 13,000. It was not until after the 1946 film that the novel gained in popularity.
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The Big Sleep
by Chandler, Raymond
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- Very Good
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- First Thus
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- 1946
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Rockville, Maryland, USA
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$200.00
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Cleveland: The World Publishing Co., 1946. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1946 World Publishing Co. First "Motion Picture Edition." States First Printing June 1936 on the copyright page. Contains great black and white photos of Bogey, Bacall and the movie. This book is in VG+/VG condition . The HB is still dark green with vivid black… Read more about this item Item Price
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THE BIG SLEEP
by CHANDLER, RAYMOND
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- 1939
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Greencastle, Pennsylvania, USA
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$22,500.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939., 1939. First edition. First edition. Author's first book. Fine, bright square copy with top edge dark blue and un-faded in dust jacket with a tiny (1/8") closed tear to top edge of rear panel and a tiny (1/8") closed tear and one inch wrinkle to bottom edge of the rear panel. A Haycraft/Queen… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler
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- 1st Edition
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- 1939
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Tarrington, Herefordshire, GBR
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$633.50
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1939. 1st Edition . Very Good Minus/Fine. 5.25 x 7.5 inches (13 x 19 cm). Dust jacket: New facsimile jacket. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Fine. Book: First printing of the first UK edition. Black cloth binding with red border to boards, red lettering to spine. Rubbing and a few… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Big Sleep
by Chandler, Raymond
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- First Edition
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- 1943
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- Softcover
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Northridge, California, USA
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$74.99
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NY: Avon. Good. 1943. First Edition. Softcover. Mass market paperback. First thus. Covers very creased/soiled. Edge soiled. Sound copy. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall . Item Price
$74.99
THE BIG SLEEP
by Chandler, Raymond
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- First Black Widow Thriller Edition
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- 1945
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Stephenson, Virginia, USA
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$2,500.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. First Black Widow Thriller Edition. Chandler's first and best-known novel, and the debut of Philip Marlowe - perhaps the most imitated character within the mystery genre. "On one level, this is a complex murder mystery with its fair share of clues and corpses. On another level, it is a serious novel concerned (as… Read more about this item Item Price
$2,500.00
The Big Sleep.
by CHANDLER, Raymond.
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- 1939
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LONDON, GBR
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$570.15
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Hamish Hamilton, London., 1939. First U.K. edition. Octavo. 302 pages.Contemporary (1939) ownership signature on front free endpaper. Free endpapers tanned. Edges spotted. Covers a bit rubbed. Good. No dustwrapper. Item Price
$570.15
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The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler
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- 1943
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BATH, Somerset, GBR
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$177.38
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New York: Avon Book Company, 1943. Paperback. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 4.5". Not Stated. A New Avon Library edition of Raymond Chandler's thrilling mystery novel 'The Big Sleep', in the publisher's colourful paper wraps. The Big Sleep is the first novel to feature detective Philip Marlowe and is set in Los Angeles. Through the course of the novel,… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good
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- 1st Edition 1st Printing
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- 1939
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- Hardcover
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London, Greater London, GBR
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$3,610.95
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USA: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler First Edition Alfred A. Knopf 1939. No inscriptions. Very small bookseller's label to ffep. Covers are VG+ in a near VG price clipped dust jacket.
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The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler
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- Used - Fair
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- Armed Services Edition (ASE)
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Floresville, Texas, USA
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$105.00
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ASE # 751 / Printed across two columns to make reading under battlefield conditions easier. Paperback, stapled on the short side. First and last page detached, as often seen with this edition, since at 288 pages this is one of the bulkier ASE titles. Pencil drawing on last page (map? diagram?) Item Price
$105.00
The Big Sleep.
by Chandler, Raymond
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- 1939
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Palm Beach, Florida, USA
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$7,000.00
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. Item Price
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The Big Sleep
by CHANDLER, RAYMOND
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- Used - Fair
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- Fair
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- 1946
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- Hardcover
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Whitby, Ontario, CAN
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$81.47
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Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1946. Hardcover. Fair/Fair. 8vo. 165 p.p. Cloth. 'A Forum Book Motion Picture Edition' stamped on front board and printed on front f.l. Small nicks along top and bottom edges of dust-jacket. Bottom of dust-jacket spine lightly chipped, hardly interferring with text. Scratches throughout dust-jacket, larger one on spine interferring with… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler
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- Used - Very Good
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- 9780394758282
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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$8.50
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Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. Used - Very Good. 1988. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
$8.50
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The Big Sleep
by Chandler, Raymond
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- Used - Very Good+
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- no dj
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- Limited 1st edition thus
- Published
- 1986
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- Bound in beveled acrylic boards, cloth hinge , titles in blue
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
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$1,375.00
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Limited edition (1 of 425 copies) of Chandler's classic "The Big Sleep". This edition was
designed and printed by Andrew Hoyem at the Arion Press.
Lou Stoumen's photo-lithography has a film-noir vibe. Signed by Stoumen.
The book including the acrylic cover is VG+ . A Beautiful Copy. Item Price
$1,375.00
The Big Sleep
by Chandler, Raymond
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- New
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- 9780394758282
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Victoria, British Columbia, CAN
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$16.00
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Vintage Books. New. Special order direct from the distributor Item Price
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The Big Sleep
by Chandler, Raymond
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- 1st Thus.
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- 1942
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- Paperback
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, CAN
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$10.00
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New York: Avon Murder Mystery Monthly No. 7, 1942. Book. Illus. by Wm. Frost. Fair. Stiff Card Wraps. 1st Thus.. Digest. Chandler's first novel, which he based on two of his short stories ("Killer in the Rain" and "The Curtain"). 170 pages. Strongly cocked, significant handling wear, creases, spine edges scraped, short tears to bottom spine edges, tanning..… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Big Sleep.
by Chandler, Raymond.
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Concord, California, USA
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$183.75
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NY, Armed Services Editions, n.d. (1945), first edition thus, wrappers. Softcover.. No. 751 in this important series, Author's First Book, film source, to say that this is a mystery is wholly inadequate, Bruccoli check list I-6 (with an incorrect date of publication), issued by the Council on Books in Wartime, designed to fit the pocket of a World War… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Big Sleep: 1 (Philip Marlowe Novel)
by Chandler, Raymond
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- Used - Good
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- Paperback
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- 9780394758282
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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$11.42
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Paperback. Good. Item Price
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THE BIG SLEEP
by CHANDLER, Raymond
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- Used - 8vo, 302pp. A good hardback copy in red cloth with title printed sideways in black. Binding slightly canted but solid and clean
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Camberwell, Victoria, AUS
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$59.53
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Hamish Hamilton, London, 1951.Reprint. 8vo, 302pp. A good hardback copy in red cloth with title printed sideways in black. Binding slightly canted but solid and clean. Price-clipped dust jacket is worn at extremities with piece lacking to top of spine. . Item Price
$59.53
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THE BIG SLEEP
by RAYMOND CHANDLER
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- 1939
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PASADENA, California, USA
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$10,000.00
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A NEAR FINE FIRST EDITION IN DUST JACKET. PRICE $2.00 on dj. one piece of tape on dj. Author's first book Item Price
$10,000.00
The Big Sleep: A Philip Marlowe Mystery (Penguin Fiction)
by Chandler, Raymond
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- Used - Very Good
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- Paperback
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- 9780140108927
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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$1.03
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Paperback. Very Good. Item Price
$1.03