1983, ISBN: 9780709012993

UK,Demy 8vo HB,1st thus.[This the first issue of this set - a 2nd imp was also issued in the same year.The first volume of 5 (of originally a 7-volume slipcased set - THE LADY IN THE LAKE… Mehr…

UK,Demy 8vo HB,1st thus.[This the first issue of this set - a 2nd imp was also issued in the same year.The first volume of 5 (of originally a 7-volume slipcased set - THE LADY IN THE LAKE and last volume PLAYBACK,sold and the issued slipcase missing) offered singly,or as a 5-vol set,as is in one purchase @ £70 insured post paid for the 5.] FINE.Bright,crisp and clean; with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettering to lower edge of front board and to spine/backstrip,publisher's original, sharp-cornered,full grey cloth boards with a dark grey wrap-around silhouette of Philip Marlowe,by David Eccles,visible on both the boards and the spine/backstrip; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners given absence of issued slipcase,a red+grey striped headband,and immaculate plain dark red endpapers. [This was the FIRST time the Society used the device of having a silhouette on the binding,which moves progressively backwards on each volume,so that the same silhouette is visible across the spines of the (issued 7) volumes when correctly placed in the slipcase.] Top edges with very faint,minimal, sporadic foxing/ spotting and otherwise generally bright,fore-edges brighter,cleaner and without any foxing/ spotting or blemishes; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,Demy 8vo HB (222 x 141 x 18-32mm - varying thickness for each individual volume.),1st thus,v-xvpp+1-183pp [paginated] includes an introduction by Frank McShane, 32 chapters,plus [unpaginated] half-title with b/w illustrated frontispiece drawing by Sue Bradbury to it reverse,and title page.Filmset in Linotron Dante (12-pt) with Univers and an adapted version of Kombie for display,type.Typeset by Profile Information,printed and bound in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner Ltd.,Frome,Somerset using West One Antique Wove Paper.Author's debut novel. Chandler's debut classic,hard-boiled detective novel,introducing the iconic detective character Philip Marlowe.Of all those considered as the archetypal hard-boiled detective figures,Marlowe possesses a sensitivity underneath his tough exterior that notably distinguishes him from similar detective characters in the genre.Indeed,as he investigates a case of blackmail serving as a red herring for a more sinister crime,Marlowe stands out,as Isaac Anderson writes in his 1939 New York Times Review,"as almost the only fundamentally decent person" in the story. Of the issued volumes,four of his major works: 'The Big Sleep (1939), 'Farewell,My Lovely' (1940),'The Lady in the Lake' (1943), and 'The Long Goodbye' (1954),all of which were made into very popular films. Made into two films of the same name,in 1946 starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall,and in 1978 starring Robert Mitchum and Sarah Miles. The Folio Society's formula for success is publishing books with exceptional typography,illustrations,paper and bindings.The Society sources new introductions from literary experts to accompany classic texts and uses skilled designers and master printers to produce memorable fine books.Fiction and non-fiction titles are published.The Folio Society also prides itself on producing series of an author's works which regular publishers might not think economic - in several cases it is only possible to acquire forgotten books by major writers in Folio Society editions. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for individual or multiples of books (other than 5-volume option) for their correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers,BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.THE FOLIO SOCIETY,1989., 5, UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.Owner handwritten name to front free endpaper and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,design artwork; an orange rat illustration to a single,black line border to pale yellow backgrond to an orange background to front panel of dw/dj with black+orange lettering,colour scheme+lettering repeated to spine/backstrip, a bright,crisp,clean white background with orange+black lettering taken from the Introduction to rear panel respectively; all with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners no major nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges whilst bright are with minimal,light and sporadic spotting and thumbing; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners possibly unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked silver gilt lettering to spine/backstrip and clean plain white endpapers - owner name excepted.UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,ix-xviipp+1-203pp [paginated] includes contents list/table,,acknowlegdements,an introduction,7 chapters and Epilogue, Notes a bibliographical essay and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,an epigram page and to the rear,2pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is acceptable,and even internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior faults described that prevent a higher grading.Despite them,it is a more than acceptable copy for its brightness and cleanliness. A fascinating work of detective history,'The Black Death' traces the causes and far-reaching consequences of this infamous outbreak of plague that spread across the continent of Europe from 1347 to 1351. Drawing on sources as diverse as monastic manuscripts and dendrochronological studies (which measure growth rings in trees), historian Robert S. Gottfried demonstrates how a bacillus transmitted by rat fleas brought on an ecological reign of terror - killing one European in three,wiping out entire villages and towns,and rocking the foundation of medieval society and civilization. Robert S. Gottfried is Professor of History and Director of Medieval Studies at Rutgers University.Among his other books is 'Epidemic Disease in Fifteenth Century England.' Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always., LONDON.ROBERT HALE LIMITED,1983., 4<

ISBN: 9780709012993

Hardback. Very Good., 3