Raymond Chandler — The Raymond Chandler Omnibus

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1955 . Cloth. An excellent omnibus volume consisting of Raymond Chandler's first four novels, each featuring Philip Marlowe. The second impression of this omnibus edition of four novels from detective fiction writer Raymond Chandler, first published in 1953, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.An impressive volume containing Chandler's first four novels: The Big Sleep; Farewell, My Lovely; The High Window and The Lady in the Lake.Each novel features Chandler's recurring private detective character, PI Philip Marlowe, one of the most well-known characters within the genre of hardboiled crime fiction. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with bumping to back strip head and tail. Tape residue to front and rear pastedown and free endpapers, and dust wrapper flyleaves. Edge wear to dust wrapper back strip head and tail, with light marks to rear wrap. Spotting to dust wrapper reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.