The Simple Art Of Murder

RAYMOND CHANDLER

Publication: Hamish Hamilton, 1950, London

First U. K. edition. Minor foxing to page edges and to a few front and rear end pages, else near fine, bright, copy, in a bright, fresh, colorful dust jacket with restoration to the spine ends, corners, and extremities. This collection, gathering 8 of Chandler's short stories which first appeared in the pages of pulp magazines like Black Mask, Dime Detective, and Detective Fiction Weekly, as well as more mainstream publications like The Saturday Evening Post and The Saturday Review of Literature. Includes Chandler's much-quoted essay "The Simple Art of Murder," originally published in the Atlantic Monthly (1944). A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone title and an attractive copy.