HAMMETT, DASHIELL. 1894-1961. Red Harvest. New York Alfred A. Knopf, 1929.

The Library of David Lloyd, Part IHAMMETT, DASHIELL. 1894-1961.
Red Harvest. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929. 8vo. Original red cloth stamped in black and in yellow, pictorial dust jacket. Dust jacket with professional restoration.FIRST EDITION of Hammett's first book, in first state dust jacket, with the plot synopsis on rear panel instead of reviews by The Bookman and others. Originally serialized in Black Mask, the story is told by a detective known as the "Continental Op," who re-appears in many of Hammett's stories, including The Dain Curse, published only a few months after Red Harvest. Layman A1.1.a.