KILLER IN THE RAIN
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1964. First Edition. Item #7342
First Impression, preceding the American edition by over five months. Octavo (21.5cm); red textured paper over boards, with titles stamped in gilt on the spine; dustjacket; xii,332pp. Hint of a forward lean, faint foxing to text edges and endpapers, spine ends nudged, a few dog-earned corners smoothed out, with corners gently tapped (though still sharp); Very Good. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced 21s. net), gently sunned at spine and edges, modest wear to extremities, a few small nicks and tears, scattered foxing, with some dust-soil to rear panel and a few old splash marks; Very Good. Volume gathering eight of Chandler's stories which first appeared in the pages of Black Mask, Dime Detective, and Detective Story Magazine, collected here for the first time. Bruccoli A14.1.a. 7342.
Price: $125.00