The Blue Dahlia: A Screenplay
by Raymond Chandler and John Houseman
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0809307588
- ISBN 13
- 9780809307586
- Seller
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Carrollton, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Blue boards with silver writing on spine; parts of screenplay script super-imposed on front board. Slight ding to top of book spine; very small pieces missing from top of front dust jacket. Top and bottom of back dust jacket have small creases and chips; bottom of dust jacket has tear and pushing that obscure the ISBN. Top of dust jacket spine has very slight shelf wear; cover price of $10.00 on front dust jacket flap. Wrinkling on bottom of front dust jacket flap; book has overall tight binding and pages still look in excellent condition.
Southern Illinois University Press First Edition, First Printing as indicated by no other printing or editions listed on copyright page.
"Illustrated with lobby posters and movie stills," this is Chandler's previously unpublished screenplay for The Blue Dahlia. Also includes memoir written by John Houseman and an afterword by editor Matthew J. Bruccoli. Hardcover and original unclipped dust jacket protected by archival Mylar cover.
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- Bookseller
- Sherlock Joe's Book Hunting (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHN003
- Title
- The Blue Dahlia: A Screenplay
- Author
- Raymond Chandler and John Houseman
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0809307588
- ISBN 13
- 9780809307586
- Publisher
- Southern Illinois University Press
- Place of Publication
- Carbondale
- Date Published
- 1976
- Pages
- 139
- Bookseller catalogs
- Movie Tie-In;
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