HAMMETT, Dashiell (1894-1961). The Maltese Falcon . New York: Knopf, 1930. 8 o . Original gray cloth, grayish green falcon within black single-rule frame; pictorial dust jacket (chip at foot of spine with partial loss of Borzoi insignia, small chip at foot of front panel, small chips at head of spine, slightly darkened, otherwise a generally fine copy in unrestored condition). Provenance : H.I. Guy (ink signature on pastedown). FIRST EDITION, in the rare dust jacket. The Maltese Falcon is one of the most influential detective novels ever written. Sam Spade, investigating the murder of his partner Archer, became the personification of the American private eye. John Huston's Maltese Falcon (1941) is the most famous film adaptation, staring Humphrey Borgart as Sam Spade, Mary Astor and Peter Lorre. Layman A3.1a.
HAMMETT, Dashiell (1894-1961). The Maltese Falcon . New York: Knopf, 1930. 8 o . Original gray cloth, grayish green falcon within black single-rule frame; pictorial dust jacket (chip at foot of spine with partial loss of Borzoi insignia, small chip at foot of front panel, small chips at head of spine, slightly darkened, otherwise a generally fine copy in unrestored condition). Provenance : H.I. Guy (ink signature on pastedown). FIRST EDITION, in the rare dust jacket. The Maltese Falcon is one of the most influential detective novels ever written. Sam Spade, investigating the murder of his partner Archer, became the personification of the American private eye. John Huston's Maltese Falcon (1941) is the most famous film adaptation, staring Humphrey Borgart as Sam Spade, Mary Astor and Peter Lorre. Layman A3.1a.
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