Fine Books & Manuscripts

CHANDLER, Raymond (1888–1959). Killer in the Rain. London: Hamish Hamilton, 1964. 8vo. Publisher’s printed yellow wrappers with publisher’s label affixed to upper cover (some uneven toning to wraps, ownership signature to upper cover and half–title); custom clamshell box with a roan spine label lettered in gilt. FIRST EDITION, UNCORRECTED PROOF. –– [Together with:] Killer in the Rain. London: Hamish Hamilton, [1964]. 8vo. Publisher’s red cloth, original dust jacket. Second impression. –– Killer in the Rain. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1964. 8vo. Publisher’s blue linen, original dust jacket. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, FIRST PRINTING. ––Together, 3 volumes including the scarce uncorrected proof of Chandler’s hard–boiled detective fiction title that features a collection of short stories originally published in pulp magazines between 1935 and 1941. Bruccoli A14.1.a.