The Lady in the Lake

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1946. First Edition, Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine/Very Good Plus. 8vo., 216pp. Sharp First Photo-Play Edition of Chandler's classic, the fourth Philip Marlowe story. Published to coincide with the 1946 release of the film starring Robert Montgomery, Audrey Tooter and Lloyd Nolan. Bound in black cloth with lettering and decoration in red. Square, tight, and clean throughout with just a bit of softness to the spine ends and a hint of wear to tips but barely. Very well-preserved. Very attractive unclipped, though unpriced, pictorial dust-wrapper with images of Robert Montgomery, et al., has some fairly moderate edge wear, a 1/4" chip at the crown and tiny nicks at the heel and tips. A touch of toning to the spine panel. Still fresh and bright. A very pretty collectable copy at a great price.