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Chandler, Raymond. The Smell of Fear. Hamish Hamilton, London, 1965.
Price: US$32.07 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Foxing to back panel of unclipped (original price 30/-) dustwrapper, a couple of small scuff-marks to bottom edge of same, spine slightly discoloured at top end. Minor bumping to spine ends of gray boards, foxing to outer pages and to page edges, pencil marks to the list of titles, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. "First published in Great Britain 1965" on rev of title page, no other dates or printings given. Contains fourteen stories by the author of "Farewell My Lovely", namely: Blackmailers Don't Shoot, Pearls are a Nuisance, Finger Man, The King in Yellow, Smart-Aleck Kill, Pick-Up on Noon Street, Nevada Gas, Spanish Blood, Trouble is My Business, Red Wind, I'll be Waiting, Goldfish, Guns at Cyrano's and The Pencil. This was the first UK appearance in book form of "Blackmailers Don't Shoot" and "The Pencil". Issued as part of a four-volume omnibus series of Chandler's complete works. 538pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Jim's Old Books, Kirkwall, United Kingdom
Chandler Raymond. The Smell Of Fear. Hamish Hamilton, 1965.
Price: US$64.08 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Second impression. Jacket design by Youngman Carter. A few small tears (tape repaired) and creasing to jacket. Jacket quite tanned with spine being faded. Fore-edge quite dirty with some foxing. Covers clean and bright. 538pp.
Seller: M and M Books, Barkway, HERTS, United Kingdom
Raymond Chandler. The Smell Of Fear. Hamish Hamilton, London, 1965.
Price: US$138.10 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Boards with slight crease running down length of spine. Illustrated unclipped dustjacket, minor foxing to page edges otherwise complete, clean, and tight 538 pp.
Seller: Barry's Books, San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
Chandler, Raymond. The Smell of Fear. Hamish Hamilton, 1965.
Price: US$145.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: The jacket is a bit torn and marked.Internally clean.Well bound.[R.K]. the jacket is better than "poor" but we are being conservative. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.
Seller: Chapter 1, Johannesburg, GAU, South Africa
Chandler, Raymond. Smell of Fear. Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1965.
Price: US$158.25 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Ex-Library. Hardback/Hardcover - the Dust Cover has been laminated onto the hardcover. Well-read copy with some spine wear but still useable. Colouring of pages due to age. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
Seller: Stephen White Books, Bradford, United Kingdom
Price: US$185.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hamish Hamilton , 1965, cloth boards, illustrated dust jacket. First Edition. Collection of fourteen detective stories. Jacket lightly worn and soiled, price-clipped; bookseller sticker on front free endpaper, foxing to edges of text block, occasional marginal soiling; very good. Ships from Hawaii.
Seller: Rare Books Honolulu, Honolulu, HI, U.S.A.
CHANDLER, Raymond.. The Smell of Fear.. Hamish Hamilton, London., 1965.
Price: US$224.48 + shipping
Description: First edition. No U.S. equivalent. Three page introduction by the author specially written for this edition. Octavo. 538 pages. Fourteen short stories, of which two had not previously been published in book form in the U.K.Near fine in very good dustwrapper, designed by Youngman Carter, slightly crinkled at rear panel and with a 3 cm closed tear at tail of spine.
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
Chandler (Raymond). The Smell of Fear. Hamish Hamilton [1965], London, 1965.
Price: US$230.90 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped. Fourteen stories by US writer Chandler which originally appeared in the American magazine Black Mask, including the first book appearance of The Pencil. A very good copy in neatly price-clipped, very good dust-jacket.
Seller: Lycanthia Rare Books, Newark, NOTTS, United Kingdom
Chandler, Raymond. THE SMELL OF FEAR. Hamish Hamilton [1965], London, 1965.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, boards. Collection of short stories. Very good, some light foxing to edges in very good price clipped dust jacket. (4652)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Chandler, Raymond. THE SMELL OF FEAR. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1965.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First printing. Collects 14 stories including the first book publication of THE PENCIL. Minor imperfection in center of rear board, NEAR FINE in price clipped dj with little dustiness to white rear panel.
Seller: Nicholas J. Certo, Newburgh, NY, U.S.A.
Chandler, Raymond. Smell of Fear. Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 1965.
Price: US$256.55 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition.
Seller: Parrot Books, Hemel Hempstead, HERT, United Kingdom
Chandler, Raymond. The Smell of Fear. Hamish Hamilton, London, 1965.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. This First issue dustjacket has slight discoloration to the spine. The book is great shape with minor wear to the edges. A lovely copy.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
CHANDLER, RAYMOND. The Smell of Fear. Hamish Hamilton, New York, 1965.
Price: US$301.57 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Octavo. Taupe cloth with gilt spine lettering. Fine, collectible copy in bright dust jacket. Dust jacket price-clipped, else fine.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
Chandler, Raymond. The Smell of Fear. Hamish Hamilton, 1965.
Price: US$320.69 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1965 Hamish Hamilton Hardback 1st edition 1st impression near fine clean tight copy in very good+ dustjacket. Spectacular jacket by Youngman Carter.
Seller: MacKellar Art & Books, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Raymond Chandler. The Smell of Fear. Hamish Hamilton, London, 1965.
Price: US$320.69 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: HARDBACK - A fine book, free of any previous owner names or inscriptions. The book is very tightly bound with unmarked boards. The dust wrapper is in near fine or better condition.There is a five milimeter closed tear to the front panel, with the merest touch of fading to the spine. Correctly priced at 30s.net. A super copy of a scarce title.
Seller: West Hull Rare Books - P.B.F.A., Hull, YORKS, United Kingdom
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Near fine in very good+ dust jacket. (Soiling from glass ring on rear panel of jacket. Light shelf-wear with a few short edge tears on jacket. ) Stories from the pulps. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 538 pages
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
CHANDLER, RAYMOND.. THE SMELL OF FEAR.. Hamish Hamilton, [1965]., London, 1965.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. There is no U.S. equivalent. Light vertical crease to front fly leaf, else fine, tight copy in dust jacket designed by Youngman Carter. Dust jacket has a tiny closed tear at bottom edge of back cover. Collects fourteen of Chandler's early short stories, including the first hardcover printing of THE PENCIL, that featured Philip Marlowe. Also includes an Introduction by Raymond Chandler. Attractive copy of an elusive title.
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.
Chandler, Raymond. The Smell of Fear. Hamish Hamilton, London, 1965.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing with the words "First published in Great Britain 1965" printed on the copyright page. A beautiful copy. This original dustjacket is rich in color with NO chips or tears and has the publisher's 30s. net present on the front flap. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
CHANDLER, RAYMOND.. THE SMELL OF FEAR.. Hamish Hamilton, [1965]., London, 1965.
Price: US$875.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. There is no U.S. equivalent. Fine, tight copy in a beautiful, fresh, dust jacket designed by Youngman Carter. Collects fourteen of Chandler's early short stories, including the first hardcover printing of THE PENCIL, that featured Philip Marlowe. Also includes an Introduction by Raymond Chandler. An exceptional copy of an elusive title.
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.