Chandler, Raymond — The Simple Art of Murder
New York, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. First Norton edition. The Seagull Library of Mystery and Suspense. xiv, 533pp. Blue cloth lettered in black on the spine panel. Edited and with an introduction by James Nelson. Collects twelve stories (some of which feature Philip Marlowe) and an essay. Date in pen on rear pastedown endpaper, cloth has a small spot on the rear panel. A bright near fine copy in very good+ dustjacket with a short closed tear to the upper edge of the front panel and mild wear to folds. ; Octavo. .