London: Hamish Hamilton, 1958

8vo, pp. 208. Original red boards, lettered in silver to spine. Printed dust jacket, author's photographic portrait to rear panel. Offsetting to endpapers, otherwise a near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with just the lightest wear to front corners, and a slight fading to spine.

First edition of this last Philip Marlowe title, and Chandler's last completed novel.

HUBIN, p. 76