> Greetings: > > I have a copy of Red Wind, "first printing March 1946", tower books > edition, published by the World Publishing Company of Cleveland, Ohio. I > thought Knopf published Chandler throughout his career. Is this a book > club editon? Not a B/C, and for future reference... Here you go: Raymond Chandler First Editions: The Big Sleep, 1939. Knopf Farewell, My Lovely, 1940. Knopf The High Window, 1942. Knopf The Lady in the Lake, 1943. Knopf Five Murderers, 1944. Avon Five Sinister Characters, 1945. Avon Finger Man, 1947. Avon The Little Sister, 1949. Hamish Hamilton The Simple Art of Murder, 1950. Houghton Mifflin The Long Goodbye, 1953. Hamish Hamilton Playback, 1958. Hamish Hamilton Raymond Chandler on Writing,1962. I don't know, Some sort of Promo pamphlet. Was never for sale.Houghton Mifflin??? Raymond Chandler Speaking, 1962. Hamish Hamilton Killer in the Rain, 1964. Hamish Hamilton Chandler Before Marlowe, 1973. South Carolina Press Blue Dahlia, 1976. Southern Illinois University Press The Notebooks of Raymond Chandler, 1976. Ecco press Raymond Chandler Collections: (No first book material except for "The Pencil" in The Smell of Fear) RC's Mystery Omnibus, 1944. Forum Books (World Pubs) Red Wind, 1946. Tower (World Pubs) Spanish Blood, 1946. Tower (World Pubs) Trouble is My Business, 1950. Penguin Pick-Up On Noon Street, 1952. Pocket Raymond Chandler Omnibus, 1953. Hamish Hamilton Smart Aleck Kill, 1953. Hamish Hamilton Pearls are a Nuisance, 1958. Hamish Hamilton Second Chandler Omnibus,1962. Hamish Hamilton Raymond Chandler Omnibus, 1964. Knopf The Smell of Fear,1965. Hamish Hamilton Midnight Raymond Chandler, 1971. Houghton Mifflin Octopus Chandler, 1977. Heinemann James Mountain, Bookseller Specializing in Mystery & Detective Fiction Po Box 693 Qualicum Beach, B.C. Canada, V9K 1T2 PH:(250) 752-4658 (PST) e-mail:cheryl-james@bcsupernet.com http://WWW.abebooks.com/home/GRENDEL/ TERMS: All books subject to prior sale. Please e-mail to reserve. All prices in U.S. dollars. Dealer's trade courtesies extended. Postage: In North America; $4,00 for first book, $1.00 each extra book. Overseas shipments will be billed at cost. Any item, for any reason, may be returned within three weeks of receipt. - # RARA-AVIS: To unsubscribe, say "unsubscribe rara-avis" # to majordomo@icomm.ca