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First printing with publisher's Borzoi hound logo to the publication page, 1930 on both title and publication pages, and no later printings mentioned. Original grey cloth decorated in black and blue with a falcon emblem to the cover. An acknowledged classic and Dashiell Hammett's Most seminal work. housed in black leather spine slipcase, signed by author on front free end page.Book Condition Very Good-: Firm copy with minor bump to corners and rubbing along board edges. Slight fading to spine. Dust Jacket Condition - Fine: Dust jacket has been professionally restored. Price-clipped. In clear protective cover.

Beverly Hills, CA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer [MGM], 1935. Dashiell Hammett's original submitted Treatment script for the first sequel to "The Thin Man," here referred to only as "Thin Man Sequel," and ultimately titled "After the Thin Man." With a single holograph correction by Hammett, and letter of provenance from Hammett's daughter Josephine Hammett Marshall regarding the discovery of the treatment in the family's estate. The first "Thin Man" film, released in 1934 and based on Hammett's novel, was a smash hit and is today a key film in the American screwball comedy cycle. Five sequels were made between 1936 and 1947 (all starring the original acting team of William Powell and Myrna Loy), and this previously unknown attempt at a sequel by Hammett was clearly commissioned by MGM but never produced, making this script an entire unpublished Hammett work. The story is a completely original one, never reworked for the other films, very much written in Hammett's trademark style and reading a bit more like a… Read More

Dating from July 31, 1944 - July 5, 1945, typed single space (one letter is typed at one and a half spaces) on thin, air mail paper. Three of the letters are two pages, and the rest are one page each. One letter is signed “Dash,” and the rest in pen and in pencil as “SDH.” There are a few small corrections in Hammett’s hand and an occasional note in Mrs. Whitfield’s, who was married to Hammett’s friend and hard-boiled writing colleague, Raoul Whitfield. The letters reflect Hammett’s warm, intimate feelings for the recipient, and are mostly filled with cheery chat and stories of idle, lonely army life. “I’ve been half-seriously monkeying with the notion of doing --or trying --a longish poem that would be called ‘The Aleutians Don’t Give A Damn’...This notion too...will likely as not be put away in the drawer marked Projects thought up in the absence of women, which is already pretty full...Tonight I’m going to treat myself to a tub bath, the first in about fifteen months,… Read More

("Dashiell Hammett") in black fountain pen ink on pictorial Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer letterhead. Culver City, California, July 15, 1938. Also signed in green fountain pen ink by Eddie Mannix as Lowe’s Vice-President. 3 separate pages. Fine, fresh. For a sum of $12,500.00 Hammett agrees to let MGM have right of first refusal on any of his past writings, as well as any new writings to be created in the next year. The document goes into great detail on all specifics, effectively giving MGM control over his creative output past and present. Hammett's writing skill had failed him by this time. Although, he did manage to finish his final 144 page screen outline for "Another Thin Man." He was drinking heavily, had gambled away his earnings on the horse races, was in debt and owed six months on his penthouse suite at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel (Nolan p. 165). In 1943 he staged a brief comeback when he wrote the screenplay of Lillian Hellman's "Watch On The Rhine." Hammett… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. Seventh Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. Seventh printing. Association copy signed by Dashiell Hammett, inscribed "For Barrett C. Kiesling with all good wishes / Dashiell Hammett Hollywood Nov 5. 1934." Kiesling was Publicity Director for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. A near fine copy, lacking the dust jacket, with a small stain on the front board cloth, lightly worn head and foot. Things happened very quickly for the acclaimed crime writer with his final novel The Thin Man. First published in Collier's in December 1933, it was in book form the following month, and was released as a hit MGM movie that May with William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora.

Minneapolis, 1945 Minneapolis: 26 August 1945. Three pages, written over two leaves of 1452nd A.A.F. Base Unit Service Center letterhead; with the original envelope postmarked August 27th [1945], addressed in Hammett's hand. A fine manuscript letter with the usual creasing, else free of any wear or damage. Written in the weeks leading up to the end of World War II, this letter is addressed to Hammett's friend Lee Browne, and describes some of the most recent developments among his group of fellow soldiers. A veteran of World War I, Hammett re-enlisted in the Army after the attack on Pearl Harbor, serving for three years despite his ailing physical health. Hammett would later be imprisoned for his political activity as a leftist working to combat the wrongful imprisonment of alleged communists. Most famous for the development of the hard-boiled crime novel, Hammett himself worked as a detective at the start of his writing career. "Dear Lee- . Signed by Author. Fine.

1944. One page, 8 1/2 x 11 in Fine condition with envelope. On "Yank" Alaska edition letterhead. Writing to an Army friend in Detroit "Don't let this paper fool you....It only means I'm using Yank's office tonight and I'm going to stop it and take my trade elsewhere if they don't put darker ribbons in their typewriters....Last week I wound up on a four-month--some ten thousand miles in all--romp....Anything you want to know about Alaska and the Aleutians, just ask me. Yes, the Eskimo girls at Nome are often very pretty, usually very good-natured and practically always very diseased. No, there's no sense in trying to rig up a sea otter poaching racket on Amchitka, because, while you could angle it OK there, you couldn't peddle the skins anywere except, perhaps, in the London black market. Yes, Kodiak is a little gem, whether you want to shoot, fish, drink or futz around with dames...." Hammett continues for another paragraph with discussion of his future… Read More

Original Manuscript; later published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. 1983. Julian Symons' manuscript archive relating to his biography of Dashiell Hammett. Comprising the holograph manuscript, bound in yellow boards. 144 pages written between 18th March 1983 and 1st June 1983 in black ink, with corrections and reworking throughout; Typescript, 99 pages, signed by Symons at Chapter One and with holograph corrections throughout. 2 page select bibliography, 34 pages of typed textual revisions (dated March 1984) and a further 7 typescript notes (all either staple or paper clip bound); galley proof, 61 pages, signed by Symons at the head of page one with holograph emendations and editorial notes throughout; Uncorrected proof copy, blue card covers printed in black. A fine copy; first edition of the published work, the author's copy with his ownership signature to the top right corner of the front endpaper, publisher's review / advance copy slip loosely laid in. A superb collection of material… Read More

Random House, 1962. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine Copy in Like Jacket Without Wear.First Edition.Inscribed by Lillian Hellman (Hammettt's Girlfriend) " With warm regards Lillian Hellman" Beautiful Copy..

MOSCOW: RADUGA PUBLICATIONS.. with no dust jacket. 1985. First Edition. 5050005574 . First edition of this collection. INSCRIBED on page 432 by the author of the afterword. Prints in English "The Glass Key" & "The Thin Man" alongwith two stories "The Gatewood Caper" & Fly Paper." Also features a glossery of Hammett's American slang words translated into Russian. Fine as issued in deep brick red cloth with gold stamping on titles & an expressionistic design of ominous figures on the front cover. An obscure, but decidedly attractive addition to the Hammett canon. .

San Francisco:: Vince Emery Productions,, (2005). Fine in fine dust jacket in a fine slipcase (a new copy) Two promotional cards laid in. . Limited, signed edition. A book which "rescues 21 long-lost Hammett stories, all either never collected in an anthology or unavailable for decades. These stories appear nowhere else, and represent a variety of styles from the famous mysterysmith: his first detective fiction, humorous satires, adventure yarns, a sensitive autobiographical piece, and a Thin Man story told with photos. In addition, all stories have been restored to their original versions, replacing often wholesale cuttings with the original text for the first time." Joe Gores has written an introduction describing how Hammett influenced literature, movies, television, and Gores own life and Vince Emery provides the background to these stories and commentary on Hammett's writing life. Number 20 of 195 copies SIGNED by both Gores and Emery on the first page. Illustrated, all edges… Read More

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Originally published in Liberty magazine in 1933. 75, [1]p. Cloth backed boards. Signed by Robert B. Parker on the half-title page. Introduction by Robert B. Parker. A fine copy in fine dustjacket. ; Octavo; Signed by Contributor.

City Lights Bks, San Francisco , 1991. PBO, Photographic WRAPS of Hammett on front in suit & hat, 1st Edition THUS, 1991, NF+, SOFTCOVER, Light Wear & Tiny Scuff on Lower Edge Pages, Interior nicetight Clean. Signed by Author. First Thus. Soft Cover.

Vince Emery Productions, 1-Sep-05. US First Edition, First Printing Hardcover. Fine/Fine. LIMITED EDITION # 151/195 SIGNED BY JOE GORES AND VINCE EMERY IN A SLIPCASE SIGNED. Protected in clear Mylar cover. Bubble wrapped and shipped in a box. We do not stock or sell ex-library or Book Club editions.

29th Engineers, 1944. First printing. Paperback. Very Good. Oblong 8vo, stapled wraps -- signed by Colodny under his name, late in his life judging from the shakiness of the signature. Very good. Colodny and Hammett became friends while stationed together at Adak; Colodny was in the Lincoln Brigade that fought against Franco in the Spanish Civil War and was a diehard lefty; he later had a long and successful career at University of Pittsburgh as a historian and philosophy of science professor.

St. Martin’s PRESS, NY, 1996 HBDJ, January 1996, STATED 1st edition, with #1 Intact Number Line , F/F-, light wear, DJ Protected in Clear Mylar Cvr, 230 pgs. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good.

St. Martins, NY, 1996. HBDJ, 1996, STATED 1st edition, F/F-, light wear. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good.

St. Martin’s PRESS, NY, 1994 DJ art by Chris Gall, HBDJ, July 1994, STATED 1st edition, with #1 Intact Number Line , F/F-, light wear, DJ Protected in Clear Mylar Cvr, 214 pgs. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good.

Alfred Knopf, NY, 1988. First edition uncorrected proof copy softcover. SIGNED BY ROBERT PARKER WHO DID THE INTRODUCTION ON THE HALF TITLE PAGE. Fine in green wrappers with black print

Hollywood: 20th Century Fox, 1977. Near Fine. ORIGINAL vintage theatrical 8" x 10" Movie Still Photograph for "JULIA". 1977. 20th Century-Fox Corporation. SIGNED in ink by Jason Robards (Jr.). Black and White. The photograph depicts Jane Fonda as Lillian Hellman and Jason Robards as Dashiell Hammett in costume, in a scene from the film. Robards won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in this film. "Julia" was directed by Fred Zinnemann and also starred Vanessa Redgrave and Maxmilian Schell. Some trivial edgewear, but near fine or better, and now in a clear 4mil mylar protective envelope. FREE SHIPPING to any United States address.