6 DASHIELL HAMMETT Continental Op Nightmare Town Red Harvest Falcon Thin Man

Description: For auction are six previously read paperback editions of Dashiell Hammett books. "Hammett was spare and hard-boiled, but he did over and over what only the best writers ever do. He wrote scenes that seemed never to have been written before." – Raymond Chandler "Hammett’s prose was clean and entirely unique. His characters were as sharply drawn and economically defined as any in American fiction. His gift of invention never tempted him beyond the limits of credibility." - The New York Times STORY COLLECTIONS: (original copyright date precedes date of paperback edition) The Continental Op - 1923, 1924, 1930, Vintage Books 1992. See scan for Contents. Nightmare Town - 1999, Vintage Books 2000. See scan for Contents: The Big Knockover - 1927 Mercury Mystery/Jonathan Press Mystery J36. 1945. 1st printing. Contents: $106,000 Blood Money. Condition: Some loss of image at top LH corner, some rippling and curvature, light tanning, supple pages, firmly bound. NOVELS: Red Harvest - 1929, Vintage Books 1972 The Maltese Falcon - 1930, Vintage Books 1972 The Thin Man - 1934, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard 1992 Buyer pays $4.83 shipping (within the United States), which is via Media Mail. I do not ship internationally and will not accept bids from outside the U.S. I recently acquired a large collection of hardcover and paperback books, comic books, SF pulps, and lp records accumulated over a lifetime by my father - a longtime mystery and science fiction aficionado and music lover. Over time, I will be putting these items up for auction. As a seller, I’m committed to your satisfaction as a bidder and I’ll make every effort to respond to queries in a timely manner, describe items fully and clearly, and ship as soon as verified payment is received. If you are not satisfied with your purchase for any reason, please contact me and I will make every effort to insure your satisfaction Thanks for reading this and HAPPY BIDDING!

Price: 19.99 USD

Location: Los Angeles, California

End Time: 2025-01-01T22:10:20.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.83 USD