Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$6.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Spine has a 2" tear to the lower end of the front edge and light edge wear. Covers have a 1/2" by 1/2" chip to the front outer edge, a chip to the rear upper outer corner, a very small edge tear, and slight edge wear. Pages are slightly browned, heavier to the margins. ; Approx. 5 1/4" wide by 7 1/2". ; Bestseller Mystery, No. B62; 126 pages
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Front cover and first third of the pages have small chips to the lower outer corners. Spine has slight edge wear. Pages are slightly browned, heavier to the margins. ; Approx. 5 3/8" wide by 7 1/2". ; 128 pages
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Softcover protected in plastic sleeve. Red pictorial covers with black and white lettering. Title page not dated. Copyright page dated 1945. 127 pages. In fair condition. Writing in ink on rear cover. Covers have some light staining, mostly along edges, which are also creased. Rear cover is chipped along edges. Binding is secure. Pages are toned, with some light water marks along the edges of a few pages -- no extensive water damage, though. A few pages with dog-eared corners. Pages are free of any writing or highlighting -- certainly in good reading condition. Please email with questions or to request photos -- it sounds a bit worse than it looks.
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Description: Softcover, has lean to binding, slight bumps to spine ends and corners with very light creasing to corners of covers and text block, slight shelfwear to cover and spine edges, some light rubbing with a couple small spots of soiling, touch of waving to top/bottom edges of text block, and a hint of very faint mustiness to pages, otherwise a solid, bright Near VG copy.
Seller: Fahrenheit's Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Dashiell Hammett. The Continental Op. #B62. Lawrence E. Spivak, New York, 1945.
Price: US$17.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Bestseller Mystery #B62. A Very Good+ book, clean, square, no marks or writing. Cover clean and bright. Introduction by Ellery Queen. Nice
Seller: Ronz Firsts, Flippin, AR, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. The Continental Op. Lawrence E. Spivak 1945, 1945.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. G condition. Wraps. Chipped on spine. Introduction by Ellery Queen. Bestseller Mystery B 62. A few spots on cover and pencil marks in the text.
Seller: Gaabooks, West New York, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: New York, NY: Lawrence E. Spivak. FR/No Dustjacket. (1945). . Paperback. Sm 8vo., 126 pp., rubbed, bumped, chipping, page toning .
Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: Small octavo, pp. [1-2] 3-127 [128], pictorial wrappers. Jonathan Press No. J17. Digest size magazine format. Collects the following stories; The Whosis Kid, The Gutting of Couffignal, Death and Company, One Hour and The Tenth Clue. First book publication for all but the third story. Introduction by Ellery Queen. Hubin, p. 369. Layman A13.1. Covers quite rubbed, a good copy. (24418)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
HAMMETT, Dashiell. THE CONTINENTAL OP. Lawrence E. Spivak, NY, 1945.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: GOOD condition in GOOD original paper wraps. SOFTCOVER. Bestseller Mystery, No. B62. FIRST PRINTING. 1945. Digest size. Heavy age toning, some creasing and edgewear. Hinge fragile at upper spine. Collection includes Fly Paper, Death On Pine Street, ZigZags Of Treachery, The Farewell Murder, and Introduction by Ellery Queen. Stored in Mylite sleeve with archival backing board.
Seller: SCENE OF THE CRIME ®, SHERMAN OAKS, CA, U.S.A.
HAMMETT, Dashiell. THE CONTINENTAL OP. Lawrence E. Spivak, NY, 1945.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: GOOD condition in GOOD original paper wraps. SOFTCOVER. Bestseller Mystery, No. B62. FIRST PRINTING. 1945. Digest size. Age toning to inside of covers. Pages have some creasing and edgewear. Chip/tear to spine heel. Collection includes Fly Paper, Death On Pine Streey, ZigZags Of Treachery, The Farewell Murder, and Introduction by Ellery Queen. Stored in Mylite sleeve with archival backing board.
Seller: SCENE OF THE CRIME ®, SHERMAN OAKS, CA, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. The Continental Op (Bestseller Mystery 62). Lawrence E. Spivak, 1945.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Tiny chip to lower edge of back cover, else a better than very good, clean and unmarked copy in a Mylar envelope.
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A reprint of Hammett's Continental Op stories from the mid 1940s. Bestseller Mystery B62. War time bond promo on the rear cover. Wear along the edge of the front cover & some pages. Other light edge wear. Slight spine roll. A good to very good copy.
Seller: Lazy S Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. The Continental Op. Lawrence E. Spivak, New York, 1945.
Price: US$27.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Digest Size Paperback First Edition. Spine somewhat rolled, some cover dustiness, else a decent copy. Pages browned as usual. Bestseller Mystery B 62
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$28.00 + shipping
Description: Trade paperback. First edition thus. Tight square copy in Good to Very Good condition. Some ligh brown water spotting to pages 11 and 12. penny sized chip out of theback cover on the bottom edge. Pages slightly browning as usual. Mystery-Behind Counter
Seller: Tacoma Book Center, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Paperback original. A little creasing and general wear. Very good.
Seller: James Pepper Rare Books, Inc., ABAA, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. THE CONTINENTAL OP. Lawrence E. Spivak, Publisher [1945], [New York], 1945.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, printed wrappers. Bestseller Mystery, No. B-62. Digest size magazine format, paperback original. Collects the following stories originally published in Black Mask, Fly Paper, Death on Pine Street, Zigzags of Treachery and The Farewell Murder. First book publication for the second and third stories. Introduction by Ellery Queen. Hubin, p. 369. Layman A12.1. An about very good copy, rubbing to edges and spine. (12587)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
HAMMETT, Dashiell. The Continental Op. Lawrence E. Spivak (Jonathan Press Mystery), New York, 1945.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of this collection. Digest size paperback. Introduction by Ellery Queen. Pictorial blue wrappers. Pages moderately toned, a bit of rubbing on the wrappers, very good or better. First book publication of two of the stories.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Dashiel Hammett. The Continental Op (stories). Lawrence E. Spivak, 1945.
Price: US$55.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Bestseller Mystery No.B62. A collection of four adventures of the Continental Op. FLY PAPER, DEATH ON PINE STREET, ZIGZAGS OF TREACHERY, THE FAREWELL MURDER. Book has light scuff to spine and page toning, else Fine.
Seller: Rio Bound Books, San Marcos, TX, U.S.A.
HAMMETT, Dashiell. The Return of the Continental Op. Lawrence E. Spivak, (New York), 1945.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Digest size paperback. Printed wrappers. Tiny chip at corner of two pages and front wrap, else a very good copy.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 126 p. Sound clean unmarked copy.
Seller: Sellers & Newel Second-Hand Books , Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Small octavo, pp. [1-2] 3-127 [128], pictorial wrappers. Jonathan Press No. J17. Digest size magazine format. Collects the following stories; The Whosis Kid, The Gutting of Couffignal, Death and Company, One Hour and The Tenth Clue. First book publication for all but the third story. Introduction by Ellery Queen. Hubin, p. 369. Layman A13.1. Age darkening to text block, light edge rubbing, some age darkening to front cover, ring stain to front cover, a very good copy. (20882)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST EDITION. Very Good paperback original, a little foxing along top edge of front wrap. Nice shape overall.
Seller: Singing Saw Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell; Ellery Queen (ed.).. The Continental Op.. New York: Lawrence E. Spivak., 1945.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 12mo. 126 pp. Very Good, Soft Cover with sun-fading, creasing, small tears, edge wear, & rubbing; shelf wear; yellowing throughout; stains on edges of text block. Provenance: John Ruyle, his bookplate inside cover; previous owner's (library) stamp on title page & cover. First Edition.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$82.00 + shipping
Description: 62 very good -fine, reading crease PBO.
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Paperback original, "Bestseller Mystery, No. B62." Collects "Fly Paper," "Death on Pine Street," Zigzags of Treachery," and "The Farewell Murder," all of which first appeared in "Black Mask" magazine (two are previously uncollected). Pages a little darkened, light edge wear, otherwise fine.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$187.89 + shipping
Description: First edition. 8vo., orig. printed wrappers. Spine very slightly darkened with a touch of rubbing o/w fine. Layman A13a.
Seller: David Mason Books (ABAC), Toronto, ON, Canada