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Dashiell Hammett

47 copies for sale · $26–$65,000 · 19 first editions · 2 signed

Notable copies for sale

Red Harvest (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$60,000
The Thin Man (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$65,000
The Dain Curse (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£975
The Dain Curse (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$800
The Glass Key (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$575
THE MALTESE FALCON (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$36,000
Red Harvest (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$3,000
The Maltese Falcon (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$2,500
The Dashiell Hammett Story Omnibus (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£65
Red Harvest — Jonkers Rare Books£97,500
THE THIN MAN — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$25,000
The Maltese Falcon (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$1,800

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Works on the market

The Thin Man4 copies · $1,250–$65,000
DASHIELL HAMMETT; Crime Stories and Other Writings Library of America #1254 copies · $58
Red Harvest3 copies · $900–$60,000
THE MALTESE FALCON3 copies · $1,800–$36,000
Vintage Dashiell Hammett Paperback Lot + Maltese Falcon Wear Discoloration3 copies · $45
The Thin Man2 copies · $600–$2,000
The Thin Man2 copies · $500–$1,250
The Dain Curse2 copies · £800–£975
FIVE COMPLETE NOVELS : ; Red Harvest, the Dain Curse, the Maltese Falcon, the Glass Key, a2 copies · $48–$83
THE BIG KNOCKOVER2 copies · $71–$73
THE CONTINENTAL OP2 copies · $37–$73
Red Harvest1 copy · £97,500
THE THIN MAN1 copy · $25,000
THE GLASS KEY1 copy · $2,998
The Glass Key1 copy · $1,200
Red Harvest1 copy · $720
The Glass Key1 copy · $575
THE MALTESE FALCON; Franklin Library1 copy · $473
A Man Called Spade with Too Many Have Lived in The American Magazine1 copy · £295
Dashiell Hammett's Mystery Omnibus1 copy · $150

Market context

17 copies of Dashiell Hammett's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $75 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).

Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):

The Maltese Falcon, first edition, New York, 1930. (forum, 2026-07-02)£460

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