1st ed. “Hard-Boiled Detectives: 23 Great Stories from Dime Detective Magazine” Raymond Chandler Philip Marlowe
$34.00
This is a “very good plus” vintage hardcover published by Gramercy in 1992 collecting 23 short stories/novellas from the pages of the illustrious “Dime Detective” magazine of the 1930s to the early Fifties. 434 pages.
First edition.
The binding is crisp. No writing, no loose, torn or folded pages. Board corners are crisp, text block closes tightly, even colored all around, not spotted or scuffed. Matching dust wrapped is clean, no tears or creases. A little minimal edge wear. Will arrive in a removable archival sleeve.
See accompanying images for full condition details and complete contents and authors included.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
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| Weight | 16 oz |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 11 × 7 × 4 in |
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