'Raymond Chandler' contained within 'The London Magazine'. Edited by John Lehmann Vol.6, No.12, December 1959.
London, William Heinemann Ltd, Printed at the Shenval Press, 1959. [Literary magazine] Bibliographer's copy. Pp.88. Price 3s 6d. Magazine format, printed covers. A clean, fine copy. Contains the first appearance of Ian Fleming's article on his friend and fellow thriller writer Raymond Chandler, who had died earlier that year. The piece contains transcripts of letters between the two like-minded authors. This copy comes from the comprehensive bibliographical archive assembled by Jon Gilbert (pencilled ownership within). His encyclopaedic guide to the works of Ian Fleming (2012) won the 16th Breslauer Prize for bibliography. Item #68468
Gilbert C80. See also pages 637, 667.
Price: £85.00
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