I don’t think I’ve seen a signed edition of a Chandler novel before but, should you be keen to add one to your collection you can thanks to Lucius Rare Books in York. It’ll only set you back £19500 and though that sounds like a huge amount of money but that just goes to show how uncommon a thing you’d be buying. It belonged to Joe Messick, husband of Juanita Messick, Ray’s secretary from 1950 onwards. Let me know if you buy it.

Lucius Books. Rare Books, First Editions, Signed copies in York, UK.