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Chandler, Raymond
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
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Sur un air de navaja. Paris: Gallimard, 1954
8vo (17 x 4 3/4 in; 80 x 115 mm). Publisher's yellow and black paper over boards, printed in black and yellow in dust-jacket; toned, spine ends and edges a litte creased.
8vo (17 x 4 3/4 in; 80 x 115 mm). Publisher's yellow and black paper over boards, printed in black and yellow in dust-jacket; toned, spine ends and edges a litte creased.
Condition
toned, spine ends and edges a litte creased.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First French edition of The Long Goodbye, playfully inscribed to his dear friend and Playback muse Jean Vounder-Davis, "For Jean / With love from / Lefty / La Jolla, April 4, 1957 / I wrote this with my toes/ Ray"
The final Chandler title to be issued under the famous Serie Noire imprint, where he shared the roster with James Cain, Horace McCoy, David Goodis, etc.