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The Simple Art of Murder
by Chandler, Raymond
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket
- Seller
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Northridge, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton and Mifflin. Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket. 1950. First Edition. Hardcover. Tan cloth with orange/yellow stamped titles, orange topstain. First edition with 1950 date to TP/CP. Spine ends/points slightly bumped, minor ridge to spine. Light foxing to block edge and endpages. Several previously folded corners that are now flattened. Very minor wave to some pages. Small erasure to ffep else unmarked. Front hinge a bit loose. The DJ in mylar has losses to spine ends/points, edge creasing, soil, rubbing, and tears along rear gutter. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Synopsis
"The Simple Art of Murder" refers to both a critical essay and a collection of short stories written by hard-boiled detective fiction author Raymond Chandler. The essay was first published in The Atlantic Monthly in December 1944. It was reprinted in 1950 by Houghton Mifflin along with eight of Chandler's early stories pre-dating his first novel, The Big Sleep. The essay is considered a seminal piece of literary criticism.
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Details
- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34653
- Title
- The Simple Art of Murder
- Author
- Chandler, Raymond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Houghton and Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1950
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- Good+
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- First Edition
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- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
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