- 120
Chandler, Raymond
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- ink and paper
The Little Sister. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1949.
8vo (8 x 5 1/2 in; 205 x 140 mm). Publisher's yellow cloth stamped and titled in blue in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Artzybasheff; ends of spine panel worn, folds rubbed.
8vo (8 x 5 1/2 in; 205 x 140 mm). Publisher's yellow cloth stamped and titled in blue in pictorial dust-jacket designed by Artzybasheff; ends of spine panel worn, folds rubbed.
Literature
Bruccoli A8.2.a
Catalogue Note
Chandler's copy of the variant issue first American edition
Chandler labored over this title as his wife's health continued to decline. Considerably better received in the British press than American, this tale of blackmail, marijuana and failed starlets was perhaps his most scathing take on Los Angeles yet.