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Hammett, Dashiell. Red Harvest. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, NY, 1929.
Price: US$399.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition, 1929, with matching dates. Clean and tightly bound in red cloth with yellow/black titles and imagery. A light slant to the spine and very minimal fading. Minor shelf wear, especially to the spine head. The contents are clean and unmarked except for a previous owner's name on the front free endpaper that is slightly smudged. A small 3/8" tear to the rear inner hinge paper, not affecting the tight binding. Still a nice copy of a scarce title. No dust jacket. Insured domestic Priority Mail and international shipping may require added postage charges.
Seller: Bookworks, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. Red Harvest. Alfred A. Knopf, 1929.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST EDITION. Publisher's red cloth with black and yellow stamping, skull on front board. Good+ with some wear and slight fraying along edges, bookplate on paste down. Lacking jacket. Nice shape overall.
Seller: Singing Saw Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. RED HARVEST. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1929.
Price: US$720.00 + shipping
Description: Small Octavo in Red Cloth Boards, without scarce dust jacket, Good-/none. A very rare first edition of Hammett's first book. Boards bumped at corner's revealing underlying boards, bumping to head and tail of spine where cloth is frayed, cloth fraying on both joints between spine and boards, some scuffing to surface of boards, gold image of scull and crossbones on front board. Front hinge on inside has split start, top corner of ffep bears small open tear, binding a little loose, light age toning and some foxing throughout. 270 pp. [Shelved Case 6, Cloth spine bears design in black, red, and yellow]. 1189111. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell:. Red Harvest.. New York/London, Alfred A. Knopf,, 1929.
Price: US$800.27 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 270 Seiten. Erste Ausgabe. First Edition. Auf dem hinteren Einbanddeckel das Signet "Borzoi Books". Bibliotheksexemplar: Stempel auf Titel, mehrere Stempel auf den hinteren Vorsatzpapieren. Vorderer und hinterer Vorsatz mit schwachen Klebstoffresten (von abgelöstem Ausleihzettel ?). Hinterer Einbanddeckel oben mit kleiner (4x1 cm) Feuchtigkeitsspur. Am Einband keinerlei Spuren eines Bibliotheksexemplars. Von den Vorsatzpapieren abgesehen guter Zustand. Library copy without external traces. Stamp on title page and several stamps on back flyleafs. Traces of glue on both flyleafs. Small spot of humidity on back cover. No dust jacket. Except flyleafs good condition. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 450
Seller: Antiquariat Neue Kritik, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Dashiell Hammett. Red Harvest. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1929.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1929 on title page and copyright page, and no later printings mentioned. The author's first novel. Puplisher's red cloth, with diamond pattern to spine, and skull and cross bones to cover. Lacking the dust jacket. Book Condition: Good Plus: Firm copy, softened spine edges, cloth is starting along back spine panel hinge. DJ front flap laid-in.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$1150.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition. Original red cloth, near fine with slight fading to spine, top edge green, in a plastic-protective cover, enclosed in a book case. Pages intact and complete containing no writing or previous owner's bookplate. This is Dashiell Hammett's first book, in a book slipcase.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell.. Red Harvest.. New York: Alfred A. Knopf., 1929.
Price: US$1150.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Small 8vo or large 12mo. 272 pages cloth in very good condtion, a little fraying at top of spine and rubbing on top of back cover. Stains on a few pages. 2 blank leaves after flyleaf with impressed lines. from doodling.Bookplate of the private press printer John Ruyle. Note: the back cover is not dark as it appears in the image.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. RED HARVEST. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1929.
Price: US$2250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-12] [1-3] 4-270 [271: publisher's data] [272-276: blank] original red cloth, front stamped in yellow and black, spine stamped in yellow and black. Author's first novel, featuring his Continental Op character, one of the earliest and most important contributions to the establishment of the hard boiled detective. "Taken as a whole, and chronologically, the novels may be seen to speculate on the way a man should deal with disorder, on the things to which he should give his allegiance. In Red Harvest, the Continental Op is motivated by what appears to be a work ethic. He finds Personville corrupt and he cleans it up for no better reason than it's his job." - St. James Guide to Crime & Mystery Writers (Fourth Edition), pp. 478-79. Layman A1.1.a. Previous owner name in ink to front free endpaper, small light stains to margins of first several text pages, some rubs and a small stain to rear cover, a very good or somewhat better copy. No dust jacket. (19129)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. RED HARVEST. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1929.
Price: US$2250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-12] [1-3] 4-270 [271: colophon] [272-276: blank], original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in yellow and black. First edition. The author's first novel and the first to feature his Continental Op character, one of the earliest and most important contributions to the creation of the fictional hard boiled detective. "Taken as a whole, and chronologically, the novels may be seen to speculate on the way a man should deal with disorder, on the things to which he should give his allegiance. In RED HARVEST, the Continental Op is motivated by what appears to be a work ethic. He finds Personville corrupt and he cleans it up for no better reason than it's his job ." - Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime an Mystery Writers (Fourth Edition), pp. 478-79. Layman A1.1.a. Previous owner name in ink to front free endpaper, small light stains to margins of first several text pages, some rubs and a small stain to rear cover, a very good or somewhat better copy. No dust jacket. (#154605)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
HAMMETT, Dashiell.. Red Harvest.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1929.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Description: 270 [1] pp. 8vo, publisher's red cloth in facsimile dust jacket. First edition. Very slightly cocked; else a bright, sharp, unworn copy with slight fading to the spine.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Dashiell Hammett. Red Harvest. Alfred A. Knopf, 1929.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition of Hammetts first book . A near fine copy, the red cloth only mildly used and the yellow skull and crossbones remarkably clear and bright. Lacking the rare dust jacket
Seller: Marys Old is Better Shop, Carson City, NV, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. Red Harvest. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1929.
Price: US$2750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. The book is in nice shape. The book is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's Red Cloth with minor wear to the spine and edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy of this true first edition in collector's condition. Includes a facsimile dustjacket of the original.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. Red Harvest. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1929.
Price: US$3000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's original red cloth decorated in black and yellow; lacking the dust jacket. Near Fine with bright and shark stamping, slight fading to spine cloth; former owner bookplate to front pastedown with associated offsetting to adjacent page and half-title is roughly opened with a narrow chip at the bottom edge. A handsome copy of a book difficult to locate in such nice condition.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. Red Harvest. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1929.
Price: US$3500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful copy. The book is in great shape. The binding is tight with a hint of wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a wonderful copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION with a beautiful facsimile dustjacket from the original. We buy Hammett First Editions.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Dashiell Hammett. Red Harvest. Alfred A Knopf, 1929.
Price: US$24500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Alfred A Knopf, New York 1929. 7.75"x5.5", 1-8+1-270pp - First edition, hardcover in red cloth, title and author with design in black and yellow stamped on the spine, front cover with black border anda a skull and crossbones stamped in the yellow. Top corner on rear cover is bumped with the other 3 corners in perfect condition. Inside pages are clean with no markings or tears. Front and back free end papers are marked (see photo) Top edge is a faded green. The unclipped dust jacket is chipped top and bottom, top edge lightly browned. This dust jacket shows very well with no attempts at restoration or repair. Comes in a custom fitted folding box. This is a very collectible volume of the author's hard to find first book.
Seller: MCTbooks, Sandy, UT, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. Red Harvest.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1929.
Price: US$35000.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of the author's first book and "acknowledged literary landmark" (New York Times Book Review). Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with a few small chips. An exceptional example in a completely unrestored early issue dust jacket, which is usually encountered with restoration. Rare and desirable. When the last honest citizen of Poisonville was murdered, the Continental Op stayed on to punish the guilty--even if that meant taking on an entire town. Red Harvest is more than a superb crime novel: it is a classic exploration of corruption and violence in the American grain. Time included Red Harvest in its 100 Best English-Language Novels from 1923 to 2005. The Nobel Prize-winning author Andrà Gide called the book "a remarkable achievement, the last word in atrocity, cynicism, and horror." "Hammett's prose [is] clean and entirely unique. His characters [are] as sharply and economically defined as any in American fiction" (The New York Times).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
HAMMETT, Dashiell. THE DAIN CURSE. New York: Alfred A. Knopf., 1929.
Price: US$60841.03 + shipping
Description: First edition in book form, first printing. Publisher's original yellow cloth with titles, decoration and borders in red and brown to the upper board and spine, in the F. H. Horvath illustrated dustwrapper. Brown top-stain as issued. An excellent near fine copy, the binding firm, the contents with a single light finger mark to the front endpaper are otherwise clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper which has a few short closed tears and chips, most notably at the foot of the lightly faded spine affecting a couple of letters of the publisher's name. Housed in a bespoke cloth folding solander case by the Dragonfly Bindery. The author's second book and the final Continental Op novel. As with Red Harvest before it, The Dain Curse was originally serialised in Black Mask magazine (November 1928 to February 1929) and at the suggestion of Alfred Knopf, revised by Hammett for publication as a novel. Attractive examples in the stylish Ferdinand Horvath dustwrapper are notoriously difficult to acquire in original condition. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
Seller: LUCIUS BOOKS (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United Kingdom