Search Results: the big sleep by chandler

San Francisco, CA: Arion Press, 1986. First Thus (In a limited edition of 425 copies) . Hardcover. Very Good. Small 4to (illustrated with 40 Stoumen photographs. A very good copy, virtually mint, bound in beveled plexiglass boards and spine, with silkscreened titles and decorations, illustrated with new photographs shot by legendary photographer Lou Stoumen in vintage 1940s black and white style. Produced in an edition of 425 unnumbered copies, signed by the photographer Lou Stoumen. The original prospectus is laid-in.

San Francisco: Arion Press, 1986. First edition thus. Hardcover. Fine. The Arion Press edition of Chandler's classic novel. This edition was limited to 425 copies and printed by Andrew Hoyem. Lou Stoumen, the photographer, has signed the copy below his contribution notes printed in the back of the book. Stoumen was a two time Academy Award winner in the documentary category. Small 4to, 249pp, (i), in publisher's white plastic covers and spine with cloth hinge. Titles and decoration in green/white on spine and front. A fine copy in the original cardboard box.

San Francisco: Arion Press, 1986. First Edition, thus. Publisher’s binding of decorated plastic hinged with cloth. A fine copy in the original cardboard box. Included are two original 8 x 10” photographs used in the book: “Raymond Chandler’s Grave” (page 6) and “Agnes in Geiger’s Bookshop” (page 40). Each of these has been signed in the lower margin, the second also captioned by Stoumen “from ‘The Big Sleep’.” The photographer was a two time Academy Award winner (1957 and 1962) in the documentary category, and was also nominated for his film about Weegee, “The Naked Eye” in 1956.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939.

Knopf -- Black Widow, 1945. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First Black Widow edition inscribed by Chandler to the director John Houseman. "For John Houseman with the somewhat insufficient excuse that I forgot to murder him. Ray. 5.13.45." Chandler and Houseman began as English schoolyard compatriots and eventually went on to collaborate infamously ont he film "The Blue Dahlia" by rushing to complete the script before its star, Alan Ladd, entered military service. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Dust jacket has some tape on inside. Comes in a custom-made case clamshell case with leather spine and gold tooling and lettering.