DS, one page, 8 x 12.75, July 3, 1941. Document by which Chandler, "the author and copyright proprietor of the novel entitled 'Farewell My Lovely,'" assigns the exclusive motion picture rights to the work to RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. Signed at the conclusion in fountain pen by Raymond Chandler and countersigned by a notary. Handsomely mounted, matted, and framed with a movie still to an overall size of 16 x 29.5. In fine condition. Farewell, My Lovely, was Chandler's second novel to feature the Los Angeles private eye Philip Marlow; it has been the subject of three screen adaptations, as well as versions for the stage and radio. A desirable document pertaining to one of Chandler's popular hard-boiled masterpieces.
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