Dashiell Hammett
35 copies for sale · $20–$65,000 · 14 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 GLASS KEY (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$2,998
The Glass Key (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$575
THE MALTESE FALCON (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$36,000
Woman in the Dark (first edition) — Between the Covers$20
THE THIN MAN — Captain Ahab's Rare Books$25,000
The Thin Man (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$600
The Thin Man (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$32,000
The Thin Man (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$5,500
The Maltese Falcon (first edition) — James Cummins Bookseller$4,000
The Glass Key — Lorne Bair Rare Books$650
Works on the market
The Thin Man4 copies · $1,250–$65,000
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
Red Harvest1 copy · $60,000
THE MALTESE FALCON1 copy · $36,000
THE THIN MAN1 copy · $25,000
Maltese Falcon1 copy · $22,500
The Maltese Falcon1 copy · $4,000
THE GLASS KEY1 copy · $2,998
The Glass Key1 copy · $650
The Thin Man1 copy · $600
The Glass Key1 copy · $575
The Thin Man1 copy · $500
THE MALTESE FALCON; Franklin Library1 copy · $473
Dashiell Hammett's Mystery Omnibus1 copy · $150
Our children's needs are small - and important1 copy · $100
Market context
56 copies of Dashiell Hammett's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $100 (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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