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CHANDLER, RAYMOND.. The Lady In The Lake. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1943 [actually 1946], 1946.

Price: US$50.00 + shipping

Description: A reprint edition with a dust jacket promoting the film, which was directed by and starred Robert Montgomery. Small address label on the front free endpaper; very good in a dust jacket with chips, tears and fading. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.

Chandler, Raymond. The Lady in the Lake. Grosset & Dunlap (1946), New York, 1946.

Price: US$65.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Photoplay version of the 1943 book. Black cloth boards. Red & black dust jacket with b/w photos of the MGM film's director & stars Robert Mongomery, Audry Totter & Lloyd Nolan on the front panel and five photos on flaps. No pictures in the book. Price 100100 ($1) on flap. Book is near fine with small nick and wear on bottom board edge. Dust jacket is bright and has shallow chips top & bottom of spine, a 1" chip on rear panel, and some rubs on folds and rear panel.

Seller: Old Algonquin Books, Arvada, CO, U.S.A.

Raymond Chandler. The Lady in the Lake. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1946.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Grosset & Dunlap, New York. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Nd, but 1946. 1st Photoplay Edition. Cloth with an illustrated jacket. 216pp. 8vo. Very scarce Photoplay Edition of the hardboiled classic. The film's actors appear on the front and back covers, as well as on the flaps. Red-topped black hardcover with red detailing. Note this book follows the 1943 1st edition and 2nd editions and was issued with the appearance of the famous film noir of 1946 starring and directed by Robert Montgomery. co starring Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Leon Ames, Tom Tully, and Jayne Meadows. chips to dj, wrinkles to dj, else good plus under mylar brodart. The film was rare being filmed from a First Person point of view with the camera as the 1st person with the director and star's voice and voice over except for a few key scenes, note this technique could be effective is issued at the start then proceed to 3rd person. according to critics, none the less a milestone in cinema.

Seller: Hirschfeld Galleries, Saint Louis, MO, U.S.A.

Chandler, Raymond. The Lady in the Lake, [Movie Edition]. Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1946.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: The PHOTOPLAY Edition for the Robert Montgomery version. Scarce in jacket

Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.

Chandler, Raymond. The Lady in the Lake. Grosset & Dunlap Publishers [1946], New York, 1946.

Price: US$220.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 8vo. [8], 3-216, [2] pp. Black cloth with red lettering on the front board and spine; red topstain. The photoplay edition with photographs from the movie on the jacket. Jacket has a small chip to its reverse with minor rubbing and some sunning to the spine panel.

Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.

CHANDLER, RAYMOND. THE LADY IN THE LAKE.. Grosset & Dunlap, [1946]., New York, 1946.

Price: US$2250.00 + shipping

Description: First edition thus. Photoplay edition issued to coincide with the release of the film starring Robert Montgomery as Marlowe and directed by him as well. Presentation inscription by Robert Montgomery, "For Jack Cordes, With many thanks and all good wishes. This was my first directorial job. Robert Montgomery, March 1965." Jack Cordes was a long time book collector of mysteries and crime, sci-fi, and genre fiction whose collection was initially disbursed in 2012. He was also big on books-into-film titles as well and was in a position to get books inscribed by some major Hollywood figures. Fine, bright copy in lightly rubbed dust jacket with light wear to foot of spine and corners, and a few small closed tears and nicks to the extremities, else an attractive copy. There is no fading with this copy. The front and rear dust jacket panels have pictures of Montgomery, Lloyd Nolan, Audrey Totter, and a scene from the film. In addition to Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Leon Ames, and Jayne Meadows also starred in the film. After a lady is found drowned in the lake, dead bodies begin to pile up, unrelated story lines twist around each other, police corruption is exposed, and the sleazy underbelly of 1940s Los Angeles is revealed.

Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.