Raymond Chandler — The High Window

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1967. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this exciting novel from American-British author Raymond Chandler, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. First edition. With the scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. The author's third novel featuring the Los Angeles private detective Philip Marlowe. Marlowe is hired by wealthy widow Elizabeth Bright Murdock to recover a missing Brasher Doubloon, a rare and valuable coin. She suspects it was stolen by her son's estranged wife, former singer Linda Conquest. Written by Raymond Thornton Chandler, an American-British novelist and screenwriter. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with minor bumping to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and chipping to the extremities resulting in minor loss to the head and tail of the spine. The odd small closed tear to the panel edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light spotting to the foredge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good.