Description: The Eye of Osiris: A Detective Story [Raymond Chandler's copy] Author: FREEMAN, R. Austin [Raymond Chandler] Title: The Eye of Osiris: A Detective Story [Raymond Chandler's copy] Publication: New York: Dodd, Mead, 1929 Edition: Second Edition Description: Hardcover. Octavo, 344pp. First published in London in 1911, the first US edition followed a year later. This is the first printing of the second US (and first Dodd, Mead) edition. A crisp, clean copy, near fine, in the publisher's purple cloth, stamped in light green. Faint spotting to the rear board, and some very gnetle flecking to the spine titling. Age-toning to the edges. In a very good dust jacket, with a few medium tears and staining/rubbing to the rear panel, but rather vibrant overall. RAYMOND CHANDLER'S COPY, with his ownership stamp and a stamped date of Dec. 5, 1949 on the front free endpaper, noting his address on Camino de la Costa in La Jolla. The date (presumably when Chandler acquired the book), is just after the publication of "The Little Sister," just before the publication of his collectino of stories "The Simple Art of Murder," and a few years before "The Long Goodbye." Of "The Eye of Osiris," Barzun and Taylor write: "The earliest of all the tales that deal with the disappearance of a man [...] and his reappearance thoroughly transformed by one means or another to conceal his murder." A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone title, with the ownership marking of a writer who appears several times in the Haycraft-Queen list; desirable thus. See Hubin, p. 153 (noting just the first edition), and Barzun and Taylor, 1377 (under orig. title "The Vanishing Man"). Near fine / very good. Seller ID: 11989 Subject: Detective fiction Cleveland Book Company, ABAA Rocky River, OH As a small, independent bookseller in Cleveland, Ohio, I deal in general used, rare, and antiquarian books, autographs, manuscripts, pamphlets, and personal and family papers in all subjects. My family has been in the antiquarian book business since 1971. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA) and several other leading trade organizations, and adhere strictly to their codes of professionalism and ethics. Guarantee All items may be returned within 30 days, with a full refund including shipping costs if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Shipping All books shipped to US destinations by USPS Media Mail. Delivery typically takes 5 to 14 days, but may be longer, especially during the holidays. Tracking is provided on all domestic shipments. Expedited and international shipping is available, please contact us for a price quote BEFORE placing an order. We are happy to combine shipping on multiple items. Payment We prefer PayPal. Feedback We leave feedback after receiving buyer's feedback. If you are unhappy with your order for any reason, please contact us before leaving feedback, and we will resolve the problem! We take pride in our business and make every attempt to describe each item in our inventory accurately according to the highest standards of the rare book trade.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 2350 USD
Location: Rocky River, Ohio
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Author: FREEMAN, R. Austin [Raymond Chandler
Publisher: Dodd, Mead
Year Printed: 1929
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket
Binding: Cloth
Language: English
