Condition Continued: The title page has two or three tiny amber spots, also a small crease just above its bottom corner. That crease can be seen lightly on the next few pages as well. There are around ten or so little creases below top corners, none coming near the print. And on some of the left-side pages there's a light vertical crease just adjacent to their juncture with their facing page (see 5th photo). More significantly, there are a good number of pages with one or a few small amber or tan spots, mostly on the white margin off the bottom edge of the pages. Occasionally you'll see one or a few of the same off the top or middle edge, not too often. There are many pages that are free of any of this foxing, definitely a majority. However, there are a few instances where there are a handful of these amber spots on a page with a few (see 6th photo) on the print. There is no writing in the book, no names. However, you can see that there was some penciling that was erased on the rear side of the blank rear end paper (example '1940' can be made out off the top edge). Just off the bottom edge of the rear inside cover there is a stamp reading 'Miss Williams Shop, 81 Pondfield Road, Bronxville, N. Y.'. There are no other stamps or markings anywhere else in the book. Finally, there are no attachments of any kind. 

Alfred A.  Knopf, New York, 1940. Hardcover.  Stated First Edition. 

  'Farewell, My Lovely is a novel by Raymond Chandler, published in 1940, the second novel he wrote featuring the Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlowe. It was adapted for the screen three times and was also adapted for the stage and radio.'  

   I impersonated Philip Marlowe and dug up a little history (with the help of A.I.) on Miss Williams. She briefly managed a children's apparel and toy store at 89 Pondfield Road. She sold that specific branch in August 1927 to focus solely on her primary book and gift shop, moving it to 81  Pondfield Road. Over the next few decades, the bookstore changed hands but retained its classic name. In 1956 a new owner bid it farewell.