HAMMETT | The Thin Man,1934
From the Library of Christian Heuer
HAMMETT, DASHIELL
THE THIN MAN. NEW YORK: ALFRED A. KNOPF, 1934
8vo, FIRST EDITION, original jade green cloth, upper cover with central design of blue mask and red border, spine with geometrical design in red and blue, lettered in dark blue and reverse, lower cover with "Borzoi" device, top edge claret red, dust-jacket (red variant with "Recommended by the Book-of-the-Month Club" affixed, jacket with reviews on the upper inner flap and priced at $2.00 net), boards slightly soiled, jacket possibly supplied from another copy, dust-jacket worn with small chipping at extremities and creasing
FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S LAST NOVEL. There are four variants of the jacket, of no established priority. The one on this copy may be supplied, and has reviews on the inner flap, which may indicate that it is not from the first impression.
The Thin Man introduces the married detectives Nick and Nora Charles; although they were featured in a series of six films, Hammett never wrote a sequel to the novel.
LITERATURE:
Layman A6.1.a
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From the Library of Christian Heuer
HAMMETT, DASHIELL
THE THIN MAN. NEW YORK: ALFRED A. KNOPF, 1934
8vo, FIRST EDITION, original jade green cloth, upper cover with central design of blue mask and red border, spine with geometrical design in red and blue, lettered in dark blue and reverse, lower cover with "Borzoi" device, top edge claret red, dust-jacket (red variant with "Recommended by the Book-of-the-Month Club" affixed, jacket with reviews on the upper inner flap and priced at $2.00 net), boards slightly soiled, jacket possibly supplied from another copy, dust-jacket worn with small chipping at extremities and creasing
FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S LAST NOVEL. There are four variants of the jacket, of no established priority. The one on this copy may be supplied, and has reviews on the inner flap, which may indicate that it is not from the first impression.
The Thin Man introduces the married detectives Nick and Nora Charles; although they were featured in a series of six films, Hammett never wrote a sequel to the novel.
LITERATURE:
Layman A6.1.a
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Condition Report:
Condition is described in the main body of the catalogue, where appropriate.
Please note: Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot.