THE CONTINENTAL OP
by Hammett, Dashiel
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Age darkening to text block, reading crease, foxing to covers, edge rubbing, small abrasion to rear cover, a good to very good c
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
[New York]: Lawrence E. Spivak, Publisher, [1945]. First edition. Age darkening to text block, reading crease, foxing to covers, edge rubbing, small abrasion to rear cover, a good to very good copy. (20881). Small octavo, pp. [1-2] 3-126 [127-128], pictorial wrappers. Bestseller Mystery, No. B-62. Digest size magazine format, paperback original. Introduction by Ellery Queen. Collects four Continental Op stories from Black Mask magazine, "Fly Paper," "Death on Pine Street," "Zigzags of Treachery," and "The Farewell Murder." First book publication for two of the four stories. Hubin, p. 369. Layman A12.1.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20881
- Title
- THE CONTINENTAL OP
- Author
- Hammett, Dashiel
- Book Condition
- Used - Age darkening to text block, reading crease, foxing to covers, edge rubbing, small abrasion to rear cover, a good to very good c
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Lawrence E. Spivak, Publisher
- Place of Publication
- [New York]
- Date Published
- [1945]
- Keywords
- Mystery . Magazine
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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