The Maltese Falcon

by Dashiell Hammett

$4,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

First edition

First edition. 1 vols. 8vo. Original light gray cloth decoratively stamped in dark grayish blue and black on front cover and spine. Top edge stained dark blue with deckled fore-edges. Small stains to cloth. Near fine, an excellent copy, without the scarce jacket. Custom morocco backed box. Layman A.3.1.a. Item #374769 Nice copy of an immortal classic of detective fiction.

• Binding: Leather

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