Title
Big Sleep, The
Subject
Abused women
Threats
Women
Faces
Hair
Hairstyles
Eyes
Hands
Raising hands
Nudes
profiles (figures)
Description
Novel originally published 1939.
Red (background, lipstick), yellowish-pink (woman’s flesh)
A heavily made-up, apparently naked, blonde woman sits in a chair, staring straight ahead. She is framed by the profile of a suited man with one hand raised as if to strike her.
On front cover: Philip Marlowe knew this luscious mantrap had been a witness to murder.
Complete and unabridged
On back cover: I slapped her hard.
Yellow background with white text box, text in red and black. No graphics.
Black background with text in yellow and white.
Kangaroo reading a book on front and back cover
Pocket Books in red circle on spine.
Creator
Kidder, Harvey.
Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959
Publisher
Special Collections, University Libraries
State University of New York at Buffalo
Pocket Books, Inc.
Date
1950
Contributor
Kelley, George, 1949-
Rights
Type
Book covers
Cover (Illustrations)
Mystery fiction
Crime fiction
Image
Still Image
Identifier
3
ECW6651
Date Created
8/24/2005
Date Modified
8/24/2005
Is Part Of
LIB001
Pulp Fiction Cover Art
Pocket Book (696 - 3rd printing)
Collection
Citation
Kidder, Harvey. and Chandler, Raymond, 1888-1959, “Big Sleep, The,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 24, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/28844.