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Hammett, Dashiell. THE DAIN CURSE. Alfred A. Knopf: NY, 1929.
Price: US$230.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 7.5 x 5", pict yellow cloth, 272pp, covers worn and soiled, extremities bumped, ink inscription from former owner on front fly, pp toned (especially endpapers), staining to upper forecorner of textblock throughout, no dustjacket. "Second Printing August, 1929". Still says "dopped" on p260 line 19.
Seller: John K King Used & Rare Books, Detroit, MI, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. The Dain Curse. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1929.
Price: US$260.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Bright clean copy.Stamp on ffep and rear pastedown indicating previous residence in a lending library. No other internal marks. The fold overs of the DJ have been glued to the pastedowns with the rear one partially torn off.
Seller: Chester Creek Books, Duluth, MN, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. The Dain Curse. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1929.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first printing. First state, with "dopped in" on line 19 of page 260. Very Good. Slight lean to spine, light soiling with a few spots and small stains to cloth. Light edge wear. Rubbing to spine. Light edge wear. Area of wear to front free end paper repaired with tape, with associated light offsetting to paste down. Pages have occasional age spotting, creasing. Hinges tender. A nice copy.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Dashiell Hammett. The Dain Curse. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1929.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1929 on title page and copyright page, and no later printings mentioned. Has the 'dopped in' error on page 260, line 19. The author's second novel. Puplisher's yellow cloth, with diamond pattern to spine, and skull and cross bones to cover. Lacking the dust jacket. Book Condition: Good: Firm sound copy, grubby darkened cloth. Ex-Library, "Property of The Hodson Club" stamp to both front endpapers, pocket remnant to rear pastedown. Scattered smudges and spots of toning within.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. Dain Curse. ALFRED A. KNOPF, NY, 1929.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: New York Alfred A. Knopf London on title page, 2nd printing page 260 line dopped (suppose to be dropped), covers badly rubbed, pages inside boards browned, some page corners missing DATE PUBLISHED: 1929 EDITION: SECOND PRINTIN 272
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. The Dain Curse. Alfred A. Knopf, 1929.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition (matching dates, NAP). Yellow cloth with red & brown decoration, 7-5/8" x 5-1/4". Minor toning to spine, minor soiling to covers, and minor spine slant. Presents well.
Seller: Crooked House Books & Paper, CBA, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell:. The Dain Curse.. New York/London, Alfred A. Knopf,, 1929.
Price: US$628.18 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: (8),272 Seiten. Dritte Auflage. Auf dem vorderen Vorsatz das Exlibris des US-Schauspielers Edward Everett Horton (1886-1970). Auf dem hinteren Vorsatz das Signet des berühmten Buchladens "Satyr Book Shop", Hollywood. Kopffarbschnitt. Auf dem hinteren Einbanddeckel das Signet "Borzoi Books". Einband etwas fingerfleckig. Vorderes Gelenk angeplatzt, sonst guter Zustand. One hinge almost cracked. Cover slightly stained. On the whole good condition. No dust jacket. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 450 Third Printing (im Jahr der ersten Ausgabe).
Seller: Antiquariat Neue Kritik, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
HAMMETT, Dashiell.. The Dain Curse. first edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929.
Price: US$716.34 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first printing, of Hammett's second book and the final Continental Op novel, No dust jacket. Original Yellow boards still bright with a little spotting on read. Page yellowing to ends no inscriptions. This copy has the issue point of "dopped in" for "dropped in" in line 19 of page 260. Layman A2.1.a. A very good almost near fine copy.
Seller: Trinity Books, Boyle, ROSCO, Ireland
Dashiell Hammett. The Dain Curse. Alfred A. Knopf, 1929.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Fine Copy In A Near Fine Reproduction Jacket. First Edition 1929/1929. Excellent Fresh Copy Of His Great Classic Mystery.
Seller: Jeff Bergman Books ABAA, ILAB, Flemington, NJ, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. The Dain Curse. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1929.
Price: US$800.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. [viii], 272 pp. Bound in publisher's yellow cloth with brown and red stamping, black topstain. Very Good, dampstaining to rear board, small wormhole in fore edge not effecting any text, bookplate on paste down. The author's second novel, which was first serialized in Black Mask.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Dashiell Hammett. The dain Curse. Alfred A. Knopf, 1929.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: "The Dain Curse" by Dashiell Hammett. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1929 first American edition first printing. 8vo. Publishers medium yellow cloth, upper cover stamped in a reddish orange skull and crossbones, spine stamped in black and red (dust soiling to covers, ends slightly fraying, few marginal stains, bookplate of Charles Thomas Malburn to ffep). Book in very good condition, with facsimile dust jacket in fine condition. Hammett's second novel featuring the nameless detective, the Continental Op.
Seller: Neverland Books, waalre, Netherlands
Hammett, Dashiell. THE DAIN CURSE. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1929.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. The detective known only as "The Continental Op" investigates a diamond theft from the San Franciscan Leggett family, the supposed victims of a curse said to inflict sudden, violent deaths on those in their vicinity. Very good to near fine with only minor soiling and edge wear. A nice looking copy lacking original dust jacket but with facsimile provided.
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. THE DAIN CURSE. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, London, 1929.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-10] [1-3] 4-272 [273: colophon] [274-278: blank] [note: the first and last two leaves are blanks], title page printed in brown and black, original decorated tan cloth, front and spine panels stamped in red and brown, running Borzoi stamped in brown on rear panel,top edge stained brown, fore and bottom edges rough trimmed. The author's second book. Hard-boiled detective novel first published in BLACK MASK. Filmed in 1978 as a television mini-series with James Coburn. Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, pp. 334-5. Layman A.2.1.a. Small inked number at the upper left corner of the front free endpaper. Just a hint of dust soiling to cloth, a square, tight, clean, very good copy. A very presentable copy. No dust jacket. (#151298) (16847)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. The Dain Curse. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1929.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. The book is in nice shape. The book is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's Yellow 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. THE DAIN CURSE. New York: Alfred A. Knopf., 1929.
Price: US$60955.11 + 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
Hammett, Dashiell. The Dain Curse. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1929.
Price: US$65000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful copy SIGNED by Dashiell Hammett on a letter written by the author that is laid into the book. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is rich in color with NO chips or tears with minor repair. This First Issue dustjacket has the publisher's $2.00 printed price on the front flap. The book is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's Yellow Cloth and is in excellent condition. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A superb copy housed in a custom clamshell box for preservation.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.