HAMMETT
by Gores, Joe
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good to Good Plus
- ISBN 10
- 0345251709
- ISBN 13
- 9780345251701
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Ballantine Books, 1976. First Printing, First Paperback Edition. . Mass Market Paperback. Good to Good Plus. The former private detective and Edgar Award-winning Gores sets this mystery novel in San Francisco in 1928 and features another former private detective and award-winning writer -- Dashiell Hammett, the author of "The Maltese Falcon;" text is tight, clean, square in pictorial wrappers showing some rubbing damage to front cover o/w minimal surface and edgewear. Nice reading copy of scarce edition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002137
- Title
- HAMMETT
- Author
- Gores, Joe
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good to Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing, First Paperback Edition.
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0345251709
- ISBN 13
- 9780345251701
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, PRIVATE DETECTIVE, SAN FRANCISCO, VINTAGE PAPERBACK, 1928, CRIME
- Bookseller catalogs
- Vintage Paperback; Historical Mystery; Bibliomystery;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
All books subject to prior sale. All books returnable within two weeks for any reason. Please return by USPS (media mail rate) and note the reason for return. All sales subject to applicable taxes.
About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- O/W
- An abbreviation for otherwise
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- Reading Copy
- Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.