"Maltese Falcon" Gouache For Paperback Edition
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Cover design for unknown paperback edition of "The Maltese Falcon." Gouache on board. Board laid down to larger mount; framed. On painting verso: "First Book Cover, Maltese Falcon, Formosa Lot...Loaned J.L.W. Nice / Returned / Beverly Hills Transfer, 7.4.68," stamped "Warner Bros / 90077 / Burbank Cal." The backing to the frame is stamped "Approved / Book Cover / De Lux," and the top margin of the reverse of the frame bears the stamps, "WB64671," the WB seal, and "Jack L Warner / Trophy Room." The lower margin of the frame reads, "exB29WB." This lot appears to be the original cover art for a paperback edition of Dashiel Hammett's "The Maltese Falcon," published by De Lux press. Apparently, it hung in Jack Warner's trophy room. Design: 9 x 11." Framed to 21 x 15". Sale History: Bonhams & Butterfields, March 2005
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"Maltese Falcon" Gouache For Paperback Edition
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