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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Fine/near fine. First edition, first printing of Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett, in the first state dust jacket.. Octavo, [viii], 270pp, [1]. Publisher's red cloth, spine decoratively stamped in black and yellow with title in red, skull and crossbones on front cover. No additional printings on copyright page. Top edge stained green, untrimmed fore edge. The occasional finger mark, previously erased ownership inscription on front free endpaper, a fine example in all respects. Housed in a custom black leather clamshell, title over red leather label on spine. In the publisher's first state dust jacket, with the plot synopsis on rear panel as opposed to reviews by The Bookman and others. This near fine jacket is unrestored, with shallow chipping at top edge of spine, closed tear at front hinge, two marks to front panel, bright illustrations and vibrant colors on the spine. (Layman A1.1.a) An exceptional piece. The first book from… Read more

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. First edition of the author's first book and "acknowledged literary landmark" (New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips. An exceptional example in a completely unrestored early issue dust jacket, which is usually encountered with restoration. Rare and desirable. When the last honest citizen of Poisonville was murdered, the Continental Op stayed on to punish the guilty--even if that meant taking on an entire town. Red Harvest is more than a superb crime novel: it is a classic exploration of corruption and violence in the American grain. Time included Red Harvest in its 100 Best English-Language Novels from 1923 to 2005. The Nobel Prize-winning author Andre Gide called the book "a remarkable achievement, the last word in atrocity, cynicism, and horror." "Hammett's prose [is] clean and entirely unique. His characters [are] as sharply and economically defined as any in American fiction" (The New… Read more

New York & London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929-34. Finely bound set of Hammett's detective novels in first edition First editions, first printings, of the complete series of Hammett's seminal full-length detective novels. As usual The Glass Key is the first American edition: the first edition was printed in London three months earlier during Knopf's ill-fated attempt to break into the British market, and is thus scarce 5 volumes, octavo. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in dark blue morocco, pictorial motifs gilt to front boards after the originals, single rule to boards, twin rule to turn-ins, burgundy endpapers, gilt edges. Housed in a dark blue cloth slipcase by The Chelsea Bindery. A fine set.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. First Edition. Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original red cloth decorated in black and yellow; lacking the dust jacket. Near Fine with bright and shark stamping, slight fading to spine cloth; former owner bookplate to front pastedown with associated offsetting to adjacent page and half-title is roughly opened with a narrow chip at the bottom edge. A handsome copy of a book difficult to locate in such nice condition.

New York:: Alfred A. Knopf,, 1929.. First edition.. publisher's red cloth in facsimile dust jacket.. Very slightly cocked; else a bright, sharp, unworn copy with slight fading to the spine.. 8vo,.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. First edition. Previous owner name in ink to front free endpaper, small light stains to margins of first several text pages, some rubs and a small stain to rear cover, a very good or somewhat better copy. No dust jacket. (19129). Octavo, pp. [1-12] [1-3] 4-270 [271: publisher's data] [272-276: blank] original red cloth, front stamped in yellow and black, spine stamped in yellow and black. Author's first novel, featuring his Continental Op character, one of the earliest and most important contributions to the establishment of the hard boiled detective. "Taken as a whole, and chronologically, the novels may be seen to speculate on the way a man should deal with disorder, on the things to which he should give his allegiance. In Red Harvest, the Continental Op is motivated by what appears to be a work ethic. He finds Personville corrupt and he cleans it up for no better reason than it's his job..." - St. James Guide to Crime & Mystery Writers… Read more

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. First. Hardcover . Used - near fine. 12mo; 270pp. First Edition, With 1929 On Title Page As Well As Copyright Page. Red cloth with yellow skull and bones on front panel and typical Hammett/Knopf diamond patterned spine, in yellow and black. Previous owner name, in ink, front pastedown, and dated April, '29. Exceptionally light rubbing to cloth covers, limited mostly to spine folds and foredge corners, with just a tiny fraction of the board showing through on lower front corner. The very definition of a 'near fine' copy, with only minor cosmetic flaws associated with a well preserved book, seldom handled, and now preserved in a removable mylar cover and facsimile dust jacket.

[New York: Pro-Distributors Publishing Company], 1927. First Edition. A key issue, marking Horace McCoy's debut in Black Mask with a story called "The Devil Man," additionally containing stories by Erle Stanley Gardner, Julian Kilman, Victor Shaw, Tom Curry, and others. The issue is most notable for containing "Crime Wanted - Male or Female," Part Two (of four parts) of Dashiell Hammett's first novel, Red Harvest. The story corresponds to chapters 8-14 in the finished novel, and ended up being heavily revised at the behest of Hammett's publisher Blanche Knopf. Superb "tough-guy" cover by Fred Craft. Scarce. See Hagemann 1096; Layman C80. British issue, priced 9d.net at upper left corner of front wrapper. Quarto (25cm); illustrated pulp wrappers; 128pp; illus. Mild foxing and dust-soil to text edges, wrappers lightly edgeworn, with shallow loss to crown, short tears and attendant creases to edges; rubber-stamped price to rear wrapper; Very Good+.

New York: Alfred Knopf, 1935. First edition. . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition of this Omnibus. Bright green cloth book; endpapers and edges lightly foxed, else a fine, remarkable book in near fine, bright jacket, with only a bit of wear to spine ends. Scarce thus.

New York: Knopf. 1942. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Owner name on FEP. Rubbing, few small open tears along panel edges. .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1942. First Edition. First omnibus edition collecting all five of Hammett's novels (1929-1934) - some of the best crime fiction published between two covers. Layman AA1.c. Thick octavo (19.25cm); pale gray cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in maroon on spine and front cover; bluish-gray topstain; dustjacket; [vi],1,350,[2]pp. Tiny ownership rubber-stamp to lower edge of both pastedowns, base of spine gently nudged, else Near Fine and clean throughout. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.50), gently spine-sunned, with a few short tears, and modest wear to edges and joints; Very Good+.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. Small Octavo in Red Cloth Boards, without scarce dust jacket, Good-/none. A very rare first edition of Hammett's first book. Boards bumped at corner's revealing underlying boards, bumping to head and tail of spine where cloth is frayed, cloth fraying on both joints between spine and boards, some scuffing to surface of boards, gold image of scull and crossbones on front board. Front hinge on inside has split start, top corner of ffep bears small open tear, binding a little loose, light age toning and some foxing throughout. 270 pp. [Shelved Case 6, Cloth spine bears design in black, red, and yellow]. 1189111. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. First Edition. Good. First edition, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth stamped in black and yellow; lacking the dust jacket. Good. Lean to spine. Cloth frayed at extremities, soiled and worn. Previous owner bookplate to front paste down, small vintage bookseller ticket to rear paste down. Pages toned.

New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1935. Nice copy of first printing containing his first three novels with Published August 12, 1935 on copyrigt page. Green boards with orange lettering and design is lightly sunned on spine and has one lightly frayed tip. Orange topstain still bright. Unmarked, tight and square. Scarce in any condition but truly so in this condition. Jacket is a professionally made one with no flaws and protected in transparent mylar. . First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Plus to Near Fine/Fine (Facsimile Dust Jacket). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Plus in Good Only Dustjacket. Octavo. Green boards with red lettering. First one-volume printing of Hammett's first three novels (1929, 1930, 1930, respectively). Copyright page reads "Published August 12, 1935). Gentle rubbing to extremities, and solidly bound. Previous owner's names and decorative bookplate (no name written/printed thereupon) to front free endpaper. Publisher's red topstain. Tiny stain to foredge. Unclipped (Original, of course) dustjacket with intact $2.00 price. Closed tears, and several small chips, with one larger chip (3 1/2 in. x 3/4 in.) missing from bottom dustjacket spine, and smaller chips from top of spine, having taken out portions of the letter "D" and the final two "L's" in Dashiell.

Alfred A. Knopf, New York., 1942. First edition thus. Octavo. pp [vi], 258 + 282 + 267 + 272 + 270. Endpapers a little darkened at hinges. Fine in very good photographic dustwrapper rubbed at edges and a little torn and creased at top edge of lower panel and with the usual fading to the spine.

London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good. Red cloth hardcover book in good condition, with multicolored designs on cover, with facsimile dust jacket protected with mylar. This is a stated 1st edition 2nd printing. Binding is slightly loose, with inner hinges worn. Design on cloth of spine is worn, cover is quite shelf worn but physically intact. Some blank pages are torn at back of book. Pages are mostly unblemished, with some spotting. Text block has green topstain. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience.

London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Good. Red cloth hardcover book in good condition, with multicolored designs on cover, with facsimile dust jacket protected with mylar. This is a stated 1st edition 2nd printing. Binding is slightly loose, with inner hinges worn. Front cover and spine have a large dampstain. Pages are mostly unblemished, with some spotting. Front pastedown bears previous owner's stamp. Text block has green topstain. Questions welcome. We ship internationally from the United States and Canada every week. If buying internationally, please be aware that additional charges may apply for heavier books. We guarantee a safe, quick, and secure transaction. 10+ years in online bookselling experience.

Reader's League, 1943. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Ed Thus. First paperback ed. thus. Good condition, moderate over all wear, wave to covers..

Cassell, London., 1950. First edition thus. Octavo. 955 pages.Spine a little rubbed at tail. Near fine in very good, price-clipped dustwrapper nicked, rubbed and creased at edges.