HAMMETT; A Life At The Edge
by Nolan, William F
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0865530815
- ISBN 13
- 9780865530812
- Seller
-
Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Congdon and Weed, 1983. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. William F. Nolan. SIGNED by the AUTHOR with his fine CARICATURE of Dashiell HAMMETT, 8vo, cloth, arhival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket with a drawn portrait of Dashiel Hammett's head, B&W illustrations, 276 pages. EXCEPTIONAL COPY with an ORIGINAL CARICATURE SKETCH of DASHIELL HAMMETT, SIGNED by the multi-talented Author! EXCEPTIONAL COPY with an ORIGINAL CARICATURE SKETCH of DASHIELL HAMMETT, SIGNED by the multi-talented Author! William F. Nolan (born 1928) is also the award-winning co-author with George Clayton Johnson of the Sci-Fi classic, Logan's Run (nominated for a Hugo & Nebula), and this definitive biography, Hammett: A Life at the Edge (1983). Nolan was voted a Living Legend in Dark Fantasy by the International Horror Guild in 2002. He also has the honorary title of Author Emeritus by the Sccience Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1183
- Title
- HAMMETT; A Life At The Edge
- Author
- Nolan, William F
- Illustrator
- William F. Nolan
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0865530815
- ISBN 13
- 9780865530812
- Publisher
- Congdon and Weed
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Hard Boiled, detective, drugs, alcoholism, California, Los Angeles, Pulps, movies, Dicks
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
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Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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