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Spanish Blood: A Collection of Short Stories
Raymond Chandler
1946
The World Publishing Company; Tower Books : Cleveland and New York
8" by 5.5"
221pp.
SUMMARY
The first edition of this collection of five exciting crime stories from Raymond Chandler, in the original dust wrapper.
First Edition,Original Binding,Publishers Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Near Fine
This book weighs0.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage:£ 15.99
EU Postage: £ 13.99
European Postage: £ 14.99
Asia Postage: £ 18.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99
DESCRIPTION
The first edition, first printing of this collection. The stories in this collection had previously appeared in two Avon paperbacks, published in 1944 and 1945.
A collection of short crime novels from Raymond Chandler, which includes Spanish Blood, The King in Yellow, Pearls are a Nuisance, Nevada Gas, and Trouble in my Business.
Raymond Chandler was an American-British novelist and screenwriter best known for his detective crime stories. He was best known for writing the novels such as The Big Sleep and The Long-Goodbye, featuring the PI Philip Marlowe.
In the original publishers cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
CONDITION
In the original publishers cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally excellent with only the slightest rubbing to the spine and minor marks. The wrap is generally smart with handling marks to the rear, and creasing, small closed tears and chips to the extremities. Internally firmly bound with clean and age toned pages.
Overall Condition: Near Fine Very Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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