Raymond Chandler — The Lady in the Lake

New York, Grosset & Dunlap, 1946 . Cloth. The film tie-in edition of Raymond Chandler's classic work of detective fiction, following PI Philip Marlowe on the case of a missing woman. First published in 1943, this photoplay edition was published to coincide the 1947 American film noir, starring Robert Montgomery and Audrey Totter.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper, featuring still images from the MGM motion picture.Notable for its removal of Marlowe from his usual Los Angeles surrounding, the novel begins with the case of a missing woman in a small mountain town.Undated; dated 1946 via the University of Oxford. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper exceptionally bright, with chipping to back strip head, and minor loss and light edgewear to back strip tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good Indeed.