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HAMMETT HOMICIDES: (Dell Mapback)
by Dashiell Hammett
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Los Angeles , California, United States
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About This Item
[DASHIELL HAMMETT]. ELLERY QUEEN (EDITOR). HAMMETT HOMICIDES. Dell Publishing, New York, 1948. First Edition, First printing. True first edition Dell Mapback #223. Condition: VG+. Appears unread, original dark blue endpapers, A.E.S. (All Edges Stained), original laminated wrappers as issued, creases to covers, micro-chips to extremities, slightly sunned edge near spine on rear panel, pages are clean, unmarked with the usual slightly age-toned off white pages as expected for it's age and binding tight. Neat owner's inscription on first pastedown. A collection of six hard-boiled detective fiction stories by the author. Cover art by Gerald Gregg and mapback by Ruth Belew. Uncommon first edition vintage paperback original Dell Mapback from a major author, collectible. 192 pgs. 16mo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Astro Trader Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1000-711
- Title
- HAMMETT HOMICIDES
- Author
- Dashiell Hammett
- Illustrator
- Gerald Gregg, Ruth Belew
- Format/Binding
- Softcover / Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Dell Publishing
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Dashiell Hammett, Dell Mapback,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Pulp Fiction; Mystery / Crime Detective;
- Size
- 16mo
Terms of Sale
Astro Trader Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Astro Trader Books
Biblio member since 2020
Los Angeles , California
About Astro Trader Books
Astro Trader Books was founded in 2010 selling camera manuals, then branched into antiquarian, modern firsts, science fiction, fantasy, horror genres and pulp fiction.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- First Edition
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
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