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HAMMETT, Dashiell (Samuel Dashiell), 1894-1961 : THE ADVENTURES OF SAM SPADE AND OTHER STORIES. New York : Lawrence E. Spivak, (1944). First edition. A collection of seven short stories previously unpublished in book form, edited and introduced by Ellery Queen. Bestseller Mystery B50. “All the Hammett books of short stories are important, but without question the cornerstone is The Adventures of Sam Spade” – Queen’s Quorum 98. SOLD |
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HAMMETT, Dashiell (Samuel Dashiell), 1894-1961 : THE CONTINENTAL OP. New York : Lawrence E. Spivak, (1945). First edition. A collection of four stories previously unpublished in book form, edited and introduced by Ellery Queen. Bestseller Mystery B62. £40 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 30444 – or simply click on the button
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HAMMETT, Dashiell (Samuel Dashiell), 1894-1961 : THE CONTINENTAL OP. New York : Dell Publishing Co., [1946]. Second edition. A collection of four stories, edited and introduced by Ellery Queen. Originally published by Lawrence E. Spivak the previous year – but here enlivened with some fine cover art by Gerald Gregg (1907-1985) in his distinctive airbrush style and the Dell “mapback” of the streets of downtown San Francisco. Dell Mapback 129. £10 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 30861 – or simply click on the button
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HAMMETT, Dashiell (Samuel Dashiell), 1894-1961 : DEAD YELLOW WOMEN. New York : Lawrence E. Spivak, (1947). First edition. A collection of six short stories (including four featuring the Continental Op) previously unpublished in book form, edited and introduced by Ellery Queen. Jonathan Press Mystery J29. £50 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 30447 – or simply click on the button
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HAMMETT, Dashiell (Samuel Dashiell), 1894-1961 : THE DASHIELL HAMMETT STORY OMNIBUS. London : Cassell & Co., (1966). First British edition, originally published in America earlier the same year as “The Big Knockover”. Eight Continental Op short stories, the novelette “The Big Knockover”, and a chapter from the unfinished novel, “Tulip” – none of which had previously appeared in hardback form. Edited and introduced by Lillian Hellman. A review copy, with the publisher’s slips loosely inserted. £20 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 28461 – or simply click on the button
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JOHNSON, Diane, 1934- : THE LIFE OF DASHIELL HAMMETT. London : Chatto & Windus / Hogarth Press, (1984). First British edition. A full-length and definitive life and study of Dashiell Hammett (1894-1961). £20 To purchase, call us or e-mail us at books@ashrare.com quoting stock number 22662 – or simply click on the button
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