THE MALTESE FALCON

by Dashiell Hammett

$36,000 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix

First edition

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First printing. First edition in book form of the hard-boiled classic, in which private detective Sam Spade chases a valuable artifact with the femme fatale Brigid O'Shaughnessy, rarely found with the original dust jacket here professionally restored . Near fine. Item #1005 Hammett, a former Pinkerton detective, was one of the primary pioneers of a

• Printing: first

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