Chandler, Raymond, The Lady in the Lake, N.Y., Knopf, 1943. First edition. The binder’s glue has darkened the gutters of the endpapers, else a fine copy in dust jacket, which is chipped at spine ends and corners, and with rubbing to the front flap fold. The basis for the 1947 MGM film noir of the same title starring Robert Montgomery and Audrey Totter. $3,750.00

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