THE DASHIELL HAMMETT OMNIBUS
by Hammett, Dashiell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Mild wear to cloth edges, light foxing to end papers, a very good copy in an about very good dust jacket with edge wear, chips t
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London, Toronto, Melbourne, Sydney, Wellington: Cassell & Co. Ltd, [1950]. First edition. Mild wear to cloth edges, light foxing to end papers, a very good copy in an about very good dust jacket with edge wear, chips to spine ends with loss, chip along upper right rear edge. Uncommon. (24658). Octavo, cloth. Includes the author's five novels, THE THIN MAN, THE MALTESE FALCON, THE GLASS KEY, THE DAIN CURSE, RED HARVEST and four short stories which feature the Continental Op. First hardcover publications for the short stories (they do not appear in an omnibus edition published earlier by Knopf). Hubin, p. 369. Layman, Dashiell Hammett: A Descriptive Bibliography, AA 3.a.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24658
- Title
- THE DASHIELL HAMMETT OMNIBUS
- Author
- Hammett, Dashiell
- Book Condition
- Used - Mild wear to cloth edges, light foxing to end papers, a very good copy in an about very good dust jacket with edge wear, chips t
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell & Co. Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London, Toronto, Melbourne, Sydney, Wellington
- Date Published
- [1950]
- Keywords
- Mystery . SC
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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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