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DASHIELL HAMMETT LITERARY CLASSIC FIRST-EDITION VOLUME

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DASHIELL HAMMETT LITERARY CLASSIC FIRST-EDITION VOLUME

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DASHIELL HAMMETT LITERARY CLASSIC FIRST-EDITION VOLUME "The Maltese Falcon", 1930, first edition, first printing, Alfred A. Knopf; cloth boards, with iconic perched falcon to cover. Lacking dust jacket. Together with "The Big Knockover", 1966, first edition, first printing, with original dust jacket, and a type-written letter from Dashiell Hammett to Prudence Whitfield, wife of author Raoul Whitfield, written while Hammett was serving in World War Two, signed in pencil "SDH", with certificate of authentication. Three pieces total.
"Maltese Falcon" good condition overall, interior very good, with some scattered foxing, expected toning throughout, former owner's name inscribed in ink to one end paper, cloth boards with some stains; "The Big Knockover" excellent, with only minor wear and some discoloration to dust cover; letter excellent as found condition.
Provenance: From a private Woodbridge, VA, collector.

Condition

"Maltese Falcon" good condition overall, interior very good, with some scattered foxing, expected toning throughout, former owner's name inscribed in ink to one end paper, cloth boards with some stains; "The Big Knockover" excellent, with only minor wear and some discoloration to dust cover; letter excellent as found condition.

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DASHIELL HAMMETT LITERARY CLASSIC FIRST-EDITION VOLUME

Name: DASHIELL HAMMETT LITERARY CLASSIC FIRST-EDITION VOLUME
SKU: 57218269
Price: 425 USD
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