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THE HIGH WINDOW
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Original Wraps
- ISBN 10
- 0345022033
- ISBN 13
- 9780345022035
- Seller
-
Sherman Oaks, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Ballantine, 1971. NEAR FINE condition in VERY GOOD original wraps. SOFTCOVER. Mass Market Paperback. FIRST PRINTING, April 1971 from the series featuring cover art by famed artist TOM ADAMS. Square and tight, in original classy pictorial paper wraps. Light toning to page edges, deep crease to front cover and medium crease to spine. Private Detective Philip Marlowe. Stored in Archival sleeve.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine/Very Good Original Wraps.
Synopsis
A wealthy Pasadena widow with a mean streak, a missing daughter-in-law with a past, and a gold coin worth a small fortune--the elements don't quite add up until Marlowe discovers evidence of murder, rape, blackmail, and the worst kind of human exploitation."Raymond Chandler is a star of the first magnitude."-- Erle Stanley Gardner"Raymond Chandler has given us a detective who is hard-boiled enough to be convincing . . . and that is no mean achievement." -- The New York TimesFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- SCENE OF THE CRIME ®
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001240
- Title
- THE HIGH WINDOW
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Original Wraps
- Edition
- First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0345022033
- ISBN 13
- 9780345022035
- Publisher
- Ballantine
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- NOISBN, Private Detective, Philip Marlowe, Numismitist, Tom Adams, Hardboiled, Scene Of The Crime
- Bookseller catalogs
- MEAN STREETS; AUTHOR A~B~C;
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About the Seller
SCENE OF THE CRIME ®
Biblio member since 2004
Sherman Oaks, California
About SCENE OF THE CRIME ®
WELCOME to SCENE OF THE CRIME, your online source for Rare and Elusive Books, Collectibles and Ephemera. WE SPECIALIZE in Mystery, Detection, and Related Genres, complemented by a wonderful collection on Travel, Cookery, Needlework, and Horse Racing. As EXPECTED, all items are guaranteed to be as described and signatures authentic. FINE is our highest grade. ALL Dust jackets are covered in archival protective wraps and Softcovers are housed in Archival sleeves. YOUR inquiries are always welcome, just ring or write.
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- Edges
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