New York, NY: BONI and LIVERIGHT, Publishers, 1923. Book. Illus. by Smith, Wallace. Very Good. Hard Cover - Cloth. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 256 pp, fifteen titled chapters with topical contents added. 5 b&w llustrations by Wallace Smith. Dennen's Bookshop (Detroit) stamp affixed inside ffep, at bottom hinge corner. Ben Hecht was a very funny man, & a very fine writer. Binding tight, with slight forward lean, pages clean and unmarked, with paper age-toned. 5.3" x 7.6" rough light brown cloth with dark brown letters & design to fr cover and spine. In glassine protector. .

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 007355
Title: The Florentine Dagger: A Novel for Amateur Detectives
Author: Hecht, Ben
Illustrator: Smith, Wallace
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: BONI and LIVERIGHT, Publishers
Place of Publication: New York, NY
Date Published: 1923
Keywords: b. 1893 New York city - d. 1964. Screenwriter Journalist Novelist
Bookseller catalogs: LITERATURE; MYSTERY & SCIFI;
Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

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