The Man Who Knew Hammett

313 pages. Octavo (8 1/4" x 5 1/2") bound in original publisher's black boards with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. First edition. The gimmick here is Zeke Gahagan, ""the world's oldest private eye,"" an 82-year-old with diminishing gastric capabilities and a dreary tendency to recall what his friend and inspiration ""Dash"" Hammett might have done in a… Read more about this item

N.Y.: Tor, 1988. 1st edition, December 1988 with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Elderly private eye Zeke Gahagar, who learned the business from Dashiell Hammett, is asked by actress Fay Manning, an old chum, to find Laurence Knight, an actor who disappeared… Read more about this item

Tor Books, November 1988. Hardcover. Acceptable.

Tor Books, 1988-11-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.0000 8.3000 5.6000.

Tor Books. Used - Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Tor Books, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

NY: Tor Books. NF. 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition with the full number line present. A Near Fine co py in a Near Fine dust jacket. Dust soiling to the edges of the book's upper page block. .

Tor Books, November 1988. Hardcover. Used - Good/Good.

NY: Tor Books. F. 1988. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Stated first edition. Review copy with publisher's slip laid-in. A fin e copy in a fine dust jacket. .

New York: TOR. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Book is clean, straight and tight. . Jacket lightly rubbed.. 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Elderly private eye Zeke Gahagar, who learned the business from Dashiell Hammett, investigates the death of a leading lady more than thirty years before. ; 8.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches; 313 pages… Read more about this item

Tor, 1988. 1st. Hardcover. A FINE tight copy in a near FINE bright dj!!!.

New York: TOR. Very Good. 1988. Hardcover. 0312931093 . Rubbed .

New York: Tor, 1988. First Edition. Fine in dust jacket. Vintage Los Angeles-based private investigator, Zeke Gahagan, age 81, tracks down other survivors of the Golden Age of Hollywood, reminiscing about the good old days of working with Dashiell Hammett, while currently trying to track down the whereabouts of a missing person.

New York: Tor, 1988. First Edition . Fine/Fine.

New York: Tom Doherty Assoc., Dec 1988. 1st edition, 1st printing.. Hardcover in black boards; in black illus jacket.. Fine unmarked; in Fine unclipped jacket.. LA mystery story. Nice bright clean crisp copy of HB 1st. 5-3/4 x 8-1/2, 313 pp

Tor Books, 1988. First edition. . Hardcover. As New/Fine. First Edition. A fine book in a fine dust jacket. Nice! Sec 60B1

NY: Tom Doherty Associates, (c1988). Black boards. Fine/Fine dj. small 8vo. 1st edition so stated

Tor Books, 1988. First Edition . Hardcover. Collectible; Fine/As New. This hardcover book is square and tight. The boards and spine have no wear with pristine lettering. The pages and endpages are clean, with no markings or folds. The dustjacket is As New. Original Price is intact. Not ex-lib. No remainder mark.

tor, 1988 first edition. fine hardcover in a fine dust jacket