THE MALTESE FALCON (Fine Unrestored Copy of the First Edition in Original Publisher's Dust Jacket) by Hammett, Dashiell - 1930

First edition 1st printing, Good to Very Good book with light edge wear, starting at title page, spine lightly pushed top and bottom and very slight bump top front corner, in Very Good dust jacket that is price clipped, edge and corner wear with couple spots of very slight loss, several small creases along edges, mild sun fade on spine and some over write incisions front cover that do not penetrate the mylar, a classic signed by Block on the title page.

California Book auction Galleries, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover (Embossed Cloth). Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Special Limited Edition. Size: Quarto. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Top edge very slightly spotted or marked. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Books on Books; Antiquarian & Rare. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 13124. .

London: Hodder & Stoughton. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket soiled and lightly tattered, pages . toned.. 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. The prolific mystery author's second book, featuring an auto racing detective, Beau Pepys, that chronologically precedes the storyline in Hammond's first published novel, Fred in Situ. Stamp of literary agent Curtis Brown on front free endpaper and title page. Jacket art by Peter Calcott. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages .

Five Star Waterville, Maine, 2006 HBDJ, August 2006, stated 1st edition, NF+/VG+, This book is very good +condition except for minor shelf wear.287 pgs,Alex Night moves out of the private eye business on Larchmont Boulevard in Hollywood and into the mystery writing profession at the WRITERS AND ARTISTS BUILDING in Beverly Hills, where he intends to follow in the footsteps of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. But Night is persistently plagued by former clients who won't let him get past the title page of his potential Edgar Award mystery novel The Big Changeover. After too many false starts and near fatal distractions, Night finds himself on the treacherous trail of two missing objects. The first: an Imperial Fabergi Egg, The Tear of Russia, given by William Randolph Hearst over a half century ago to his mistress - --a Fabergi now valued at over ten million dollars. The second: his missing fianci, the beautiful Goldie Rose. It's soon evident that Goldie has been kidnapped, but by whom - and… Read More

A NEAR FINE FIRST EIDITON IN DUST JACKET. SIGNED ON TITLE PAGE

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1947. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1947 E.P. Dutton Stated TRUE FIRST EDITION of Spillane's 1st mystery with a **SIGNED** CARD of Mickey Spillane tipped in. A VeryGood+ Hardback and VeryGood+ Dustjacket: The HB is very clean and tight with the only real wear being some small chips at the spine ends and tiny bumps at the corners. It is wrapped in a Facsimile DJ also in VG+ condition with almost no wear or marks as well. A VERY RARE COLLECTIBLE! **BONUS** Also receive a Signet paperback of another early book, The Long Wait in Good condition. ***Brenbooks specializes in first edition mysteries, many signed***

New York, New York, U.S.A.: St Martins Press, 1992. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 1992 St. Martin's press First/First of Pelecanos's first mystery. In NF/VG+ condition & a **SIGNED** label on the 1/2 title page. A most collectible copy of his first mystery

London: Hodder & Stoughton. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket soiled and lightly tattered, pages . toned.. 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. The prolific mystery author's second book, featuring an auto racing detective, Beau Pepys, that chronologically precedes the storyline in Hammond's first published novel, Fred in Situ. Stamp of literary agent Curtis Brown on front free endpaper and title page. Jacket art by Peter Calcott. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages .

Five Star Waterville, Maine, 2006 HBDJ, August 2006, stated 1st edition, NF+/VG+, This book is very good +condition except for minor shelf wear.287 pgs,Alex Night moves out of the private eye business on Larchmont Boulevard in Hollywood and into the mystery writing profession at the WRITERS AND ARTISTS BUILDING in Beverly Hills, where he intends to follow in the footsteps of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler. But Night is persistently plagued by former clients who won't let him get past the title page of his potential Edgar Award mystery novel The Big Changeover. After too many false starts and near fatal distractions, Night finds himself on the treacherous trail of two missing objects. The first: an Imperial Fabergi Egg, The Tear of Russia, given by William Randolph Hearst over a half century ago to his mistress - --a Fabergi now valued at over ten million dollars. The second: his missing fianci, the beautiful Goldie Rose. It's soon evident that Goldie has been kidnapped, but by whom - and… Read More

Thames and Hudson, NY Printed & Bound in Italy, 1955. HBDJ, 1955 , HARDBACK is first edition, 1st printing. VG- DUSTJACKET is BOOK CLUB & has SLIGHT WEAR, VG- HB is Beige Illustrated cloth with girl blue Coat MatchesDJ Illustration, , few ink marks Here & there & to pgs outer edge, 192 pgs ,she was an Orphan. She had expected to sell the House & return to London, . First Edition. Unbound. Very Good/Very Good.