Killer in the Rain ~ First UK edition
by Raymond Chandler
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good+
- Seller
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Hamish Hamilton, London, 1964. First. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Very Good+. Very good condition of this first edition. Neat ownership stamp to title page and last page of text. Dustwrapper is price clipped and shows very little wear for its age. Outer boards are very clean. Minor bump to top corner. Minor foxing to closed edges. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Crime Fiction; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 000501. .
Synopsis
"Killer in the Rain" refers to a collection of short stories, including the eponymous title story, written by hard-boiled detective fiction author Raymond Chandler. The collection features eight short stories originally published in pulp magazines between 1935 and 1941. At Chandler's request, the stories remained uncollected during his lifetime and, save for three which were reprinted without his express permission, were not republished until 1964.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Turn the Page Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000501
- Title
- Killer in the Rain ~ First UK edition
- Author
- Raymond Chandler
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hamish Hamilton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- BZDB25 Crime Fiction; Raymond Chandler Killer in the Rain ~ First UK edition
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About the Seller
Turn the Page Books
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- First Edition
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- Dustwrapper
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- Edges
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- Good+
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- Title Page
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