The Long Goodbye x 17

1953 Hammish Hamilton UK hardcover, the true first edition of this novel

1954 Houghton Mifflin hardcover, first US edition – (owner’s copy)

cover illustration by Lorraine

final Marlowe novel, an American classic and winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel

August 1955 Pocket reissue, 2nd printing – (owner’s copy)

cover art by Tom Dunn

1964 Pocket reissue – cover art by Harry Bennett

1971 Ballantine reissue – cover art by Richard Waldrep

1971 Penguin UK reissue – cover design by James Tormey

1972 Ballantine reissue – cover art by Tom Adams (owner’s copy)

1973 Ballantine movie tie-in reissue (owner’s copy)

1979 Pan/Macmillan reissue – cover photo by Richard Williams

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