The big sleep
(Book)
Author:
NoveList Series:
Philip Marlowe mysteries volume 1.
Published:
San Francisco : Arion Press, c1986.
Physical Desc:
249 pages : ill. ; 26 cm.
Lexile measure:
660L
Status:
Sacramento Room
090 A712 1986c BAC VAU
Description
When a dying millionaire hires Philip Marlowe to handle the blackmailer of one of his two troublesome daughters, Marlowe finds himself involved with more than extortion. Kidnapping, pornography, seduction, and murder are just a few of the complications he gets caught up in.
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Format:
Book
Language:
English
ISBN:
0910457093 :, 9780910457095 :
Lexile measure:
660
Notes
General Note
"This edition of 'The Big Sleep' is limited to 425 copies. The book was designed and printed under the direction of Andrw Hoyem at the Arion Press. Members of the Press include Mary Bisbee, Matthew Kelsey, Gerald Reddan, Glenn Todd and Lawrence Van Velzer. The types are Scotch Roman and Futura Black for display. The Monotype was composed by Mackenzie-Harris. The photo-lithography was printed by Phelps-Schaefer in blue/black duotone over double opaque white, finished with a double varnish. The paper is Mohawk Superfine. Binding was done by Schuberth Bookbindery. This is the nineteenth publication of the Arion Press and the third in its series of classic detective fiction. Completed in the spring of 1986"--Colophon.
General Note
"Photographs and special material copyright c1986 by the Arion Press. The introduction is an adaptation of an essay by Lawrence Clark Powell which appeared originally in 'California Classics', Ward Ritchie Press, 1971 ; Capra Press, 1982"--T.p. verso.
General Note
"Bound in bevelled plexiglass boards and curved plexiglass spine, with silkscreened titling and decoration"--Arion Press (http://www.arionpress.com/catalog/019.htm).
Original Version
Original published :,New York : Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1939.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Chandler, R., Stoumen, L. C., Powell, L. C., & Hoyem, A. (1986). The big sleep. San Francisco, Arion Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Raymond Chandler et al.. 1986. The Big Sleep. San Francisco, Arion Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Raymond Chandler et al., The Big Sleep. San Francisco, Arion Press, 1986.
MLA Citation (style guide)Chandler, Raymond, et al. The Big Sleep. San Francisco, Arion Press, 1986.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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