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dashiell hammett. the maltese falcon. triangle books, 1930.
Price: US$58.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 267pp green cloth covered boards, mild sc, head and tail rubbed and bumped, front inner hinge has slight loosening yet remains firmly attached without tearing or surface disruption, boards clean, spine not cracked, board extremities unremarkable, interior browning, page 231 has a crease in its middle, interior free of marks and or writing.this is a 1930 grosset and dunlap reprint of a 1929 alfred knopf first ed.there is a dj but it is in poor condition, it is in 3 pieces, there is a 2 inch strip missing from the tail of the dj spine.good plus/ poor increasingly collectible for a reprint
Seller: aldebaranbooks, Lantana, FL, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. The Maltese Falcon. Alfred A. Knopf, 1930.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 12mo. Grey pictorial cl., black illus. with black frame on cover. Backstr. grey with grey lettering on black rectangle, black lines, black/grey design, sl. darkened. Front cover has water spot, back cover some spotting. V. slight rubbing to top corners of backstr. Former owner's bookplate on front pastedown. 267pp. Sixth printing. %
Seller: Cragsmoor Books, Cragsmoor, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$180.00 + shipping
Description: 1st Edition. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. Elegantly Hand-crafted by our conservation team, the First Edition box is gilt-stamped at the spine. The case features an embossed [sculpted] upper cover, after the famous dustwrapper's 'Big Bird' graphic. The case is finished inside & out in DJ Yellow cloth & deep black Nuba®, - a fine, supple & durable covering with a neutral ph, that has the feel of velvety soft Italian Nubuck® leather; perfectly sized to accommodate the true first edition as well as marginally different later issues. A Terrific Collector's Custom Case for an important Book. Web Site photo/link available for over 100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available [Not with Book].
Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada
Price: US$395.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition Library, Shelton, CT. Facsimile first edition of the Alfred A. Knopf first edition, first printing, from 1930. This copy was printed in 1993. These First Edition Library copies were printed in the 1980s-1990's. Book is housed in a First Edition Library slipcase with the DJ present and the information card present as well. Book, DJ and slipcase are all near fine. Information card is fine. Minor light handling to DJ, DJ spine and one tiny pin-price to slipcase base. The First Edition Library has become a popular set for collectors, thanks to their limited print run, and high quality production.
Seller: Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.
HAMMETT, Dashiell. The Maltese Falcon. Grosset and Dunlap, New York, 1930.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Description: Early Reprint Edition, published contemporaneously with the Alfred Knopf published first edition and not the more commonly encountered 'Madison Square' printing by Grosset published in the early 1940's during wartime paper restrictions. This printing retains the original iconic dustjacket art and adverts for contemporary titles. Hammett's most resilient contribution to the hard-boiled mystery genre. Near Fine but for contemporary previous owner name and address at front free endpaper, in nearly Very Good dustjacket, quarter sized chip at lower spine end, dime sized chip at top rear panel, bit of a stain at top front panel edge, an inch sized chip at top spine end has been mended back into place using archival tape at verso.
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$735.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: This book is in good condition. There is a lending library stamp in the front and no bookplates or markings. The front flap of the original dustjacket is pasted down in the front. There is some rubbing to the outside boards. There is some light foxing. This book is a First Printing of the First Edition published by Alfred Knopf in 1930. This book comes with a facsimilie dustjacket. A rare first edition of Hammett's classic work.
Seller: The Lion's End, Antiquarian Books, North Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. THE MALTESE FALCON. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1930.
Price: US$1000.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, 267 pages. In Good plus condition, and lacking issued dust jacket. Bound in gray cloth with black and blue decoration, with white lettering. Moderate shelf wear. Soiling to covers and spine. Fraying to cloth around edges. Flaps from previous jacket glued to pastedowns, and back panel of jacket glued to front free endpaper. Age toning and scattered soiling throughout text block. Some separation of text block from spine, visible on verso of front free endpaper with webbing exposed. Shelved in Case 6. 1372796. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.
Seller: Second Story Books, ABAA, Rockville, MD, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. The Maltese Falcon. Alfred A. Knopf, 1930.
Price: US$1200.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Grey cloth with black title block, black and green spine decoration, falcon illustration to front board. Soil mark to lower front corner of front board. Front flap from dust jacket has been glued to front pastedown. Front hinge broken at front endpaper. Bookstore stamp and card slot to rear pastedown. Small soil spot to lower front margin from front endpaper which translates, decreasing in size to dedication page. Page 9 shows a closed tear to upper third of text. Pages 34-37 show soiling. Some thumb smudging throughout.
Seller: Gyre & Gimble, Holden, ME, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. The Maltese Falcon fifth printing.. ALFRED A. KNOPF, NEW YORK, 1930.
Price: US$1500.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition, fifth printing. Foxing along border of front cover, general shelf wear, deckled fore edges as well as some foxing spots on the fore edges. DATE PUBLISHED: 1930 EDITION: FIRST ED 267
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
HAMMETT, Dashiell.. THE MALTESE FALCON.. Alfred A. Knopf, London, 1930. First U.K. edition., 1930.
Price: US$1654.24 + shipping
Description: 8vo, 280pp. A good hardback copy with darkened spine. Foxing to edges and rear pages. Light offsetting to endpapers. Previous owner's name and gift inscription. No dust jacket.
Seller: Sainsbury's Books Pty. Ltd., Camberwell, VIC, Australia
Hammett, Dashiell. The Maltese Falcon FIRST. ALFRED A. KNOPF, NY, 1930.
Price: US$1800.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: New York Alfred A. Knopf London on title page, first printing, covers and spine badly stained, spine chipped at top/bottom and corners of boards, pages browned, some page corners missing. The first Sam Spade book. A Haycraft-Queen "cornerstone." Keating, Crime & Mystery: The 100 Best Books DATE PUBLISHED: 1930 EDITION: FIRST ED 267
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
HAMMETT, Dashiell. Maltese Falcon. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1930.
Price: US$1850.00 + shipping
Description: Full Description: HAMMETT, Dashiell. The Maltese Falcon. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First edition. Octavo (7 7/16 x 5 1/8 inches; 188 x 131 mm). [4, blank], [8], 267, [1], [4, blank] pp. Original light gray cloth decoratively stamped in dark grayish blue and black on front cover and spine. Front cover stamped with a falcon. Top edge stained dark blue, others uncut. Spine a bit sunned. With a portion of the front flap of the first issue dust jacket neatly affixed to front pastedown. A very good or better copy without any wear. The Maltese Falcon was "one of the first examples of hard-boiled fiction, and it marked the first appearance of Hammett's famous private eye, Sam Spade. Dealing with the theft of a jewel-encrusted falcon, which originally belonged to the Knights Templars, the story was as romantic in content as it was realistic and tough in manner. It was filmed three times, and in the version by John Huston (1941), the story became one of the great examples of Film Noir" (Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia). The Maltese Falcon was first published in five parts in Black Mask between September 1929 and January 1930. Layman A3.1.a. HBS 68970. $1,850.
Seller: Heritage Book Shop, ABAA, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
HAMMETT. DASHIELL.. THE MALTESE FALCON.. Alfred A Knopf. New York. 1930, 1930.
Price: US$1921.30 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: FIRST EDITION. 1st printing. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.4 inches). viii,268pp. A bright clean copy internally in the publishers original grey cloth with Falcon design in black to the front board, within a single black ruled line border. Blue and black lettering and symmetrical design to the spine. Publishers Borzoi books logo on rear board in black. Cloth a little toned and faint stain to the bottom of the front board. The spine is slightly darkened but overall a very good copy of this classic detective novel, featuring Hammett's San Francisco private detective Sam Spade.
Seller: Paul Foster. - ABA & PBFA Member., London, United Kingdom
DASHIELL HAMMETT.. The Maltese Falcon. A novel.. Alfred A.Knopf, London and New York, 1930.
Price: US$1921.30 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The first UK edition (first printing), issued five months after the US edition. 8vo. 280pp. Blue smooth-weave cloth lettered in red at the spine with a small black-stamped falcon design to the backstrip and to the upper corner of the front board. Publisher's blue top edge stain, very slightly patchy. Just a trace of light bruising to the spine ends and a touch of very light spotting to the fore edge, with a little further spotting to the half-title, title page, and one or two further preliminary and concluding leaves. Free endpapers lightly browned and a tiny bump to the tips of the two lower corners. A touch of very light soiling to occasional leaf margins and, once or twice, to the text block. A very good copy. No dust wrapper. The first and only full-length novel featuring Hammett's celebrated gumshoe Sam Spade. The print runs of the first US and first UK editions are unknown, but considering the relative availability of the first American edition, this distinctly more uncommon UK edition must surely have been printed in considerably smaller numbers. Layman A3.2.
Seller: Clearwater Books, London, United Kingdom
HAMMETT, Dashiell.. The Maltese Falcon.. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930, 1930.
Price: US$2241.51 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing, of one of the greatest detective thrillers of the 20th century. The equally classic film noir adaptation of 1941 was written and directed by John Huston and starred Humphrey Bogart. Layman A3.1.a. Octavo. Original grey cloth, spine lettered and decoratively framed in grey, black, and blue, front cover with black rule enclosing blue falcon vignette, rear cover stamped in black with publisher's device, top edge grey, other edges untrimmed. Falcon vignette on title page printed in dark blue. Light toning to spine and mottling to cloth, remnants from removed label on rear pastedown, spots to edges of book block, contents clean. A very good copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Hammett, Dashiell.. The Maltese Falcon.. Alfred A. Knopf, London, 1930.
Price: US$2500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Impression. Very Good or better in dark blue smooth cloth stamped in orange and black at spine, top edge stained blue, lacking a dustwrapper. 280pp. American edition precedes. Book is cocked, spine somewhat darkened, lower front fore-edge scuffed. Text and endpapers clean and unmarked. Basis for the movie version starring Bogart. Considerably scarcer than the American edition. Q14118
Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.
HAMMETT. DASHIELL.. THE MALTESE FALCON.. Alfred A Knopf. New York. 1930, 1930.
Price: US$2561.73 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.6 inches). viii,268pp. A bright clean copy in a fine recent leather binding. Full black morocco. Spine with raised bands. Red title label, gilt. Compartments with gilt lettering, ruled lines and decoration. Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Original cloth front board, with Falcon design in black, and decorative spine bound in at the rear. A fine copy in fine and attractive leather binding.
Seller: Paul Foster. - ABA & PBFA Member., London, United Kingdom
Hammett, Dashiell. The Maltese Falcon. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1930.
Price: US$2950.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A solid Nearly Fine copy of Hammett's masterpiece, lacking the original dust jacket. Spine just minutely toned, otherwise very bright and fresh. Hammett's classic hard-boiled detective tale, which would go on to influence countless others in the genre. The story features the first appearance of Sam Spade - a character Hammett referred to as a man with "no original" - and was initially serialized in the classic pulp magazine Black Mask before it was published in book form. Hammett was inspired by his own work as a detective, which is thought to have contributed to Hammett's lauded realism. Famed mystery author, Raymond Chandler, said of the work: "If you can show me 20 books written approximately 20 years back that have as much guts and life now, I'll eat them between slices of Edmund Wilson's head." The Maltese Falcon also inspired numerous films, including the 1941 noir classic of the same name, (which Variety called "one of the best examples of actionful and suspenseful melodramatic story telling in cinematic form") written and directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, and Sydney Greenstreet. The film would be nominated for three Academy Awards - including Best Picture - and was chosen for preservation by the Library of Congress' National Film Registry. The novel appears on Modern Library's list of the 100 best English Language Novels of the 20th century. Near Fine.
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Dashiell Hammett. The Maltese Falcon (First Edition). Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1930.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Perhaps the most influential single work in solidifying the conventions, style, and character of hard-boiled fiction, both a cornerstone and highlight of any collection of twentieth century fiction. Basis for three film adaptations between 1931 and 1941-the 1941 groundbreaking adaptation by John Huston starring Humphrey Bogart legendary on every level, cementing the foundation of the noir style. Publisher's cloth. About Near Fine, lacking the dust jacket, with a lightly toned spine and a contemporary owner name at the top left corner of the front pastedown. Housed in a custom blue quarter-leather clamshell box, with rounded spine, raised bands, and gilt titles. The Dark Page I: 1940-1949, p. 132.
Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
HAMMETT, Dashiell. THE MALTESE FALCON. Alfred A. Knopf, NY, 1930.
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Handsome Near Fine First Edition of the contemporary classic, basis of course for the landmark 1941 John Huston film starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet. Scarce today, this collectible copy comes enclosed in a handsome custom clamshell presentation box.
Seller: Mystery Pier Books, Inc.,ABAA, ILAB, ABA, West Hollywood, CA, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. THE MALTESE FALCON. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1930.
Price: US$5500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-12] [1-2] 3-267 [268: colophon] [269-272: blank] [note: first two and last two leaves are blanks], title page printed in blue-gray and black, decorated light gray cloth, front and spine panels stamped in blue-gray and black, running Borzoi stamped in black on rear panel, top edge stained light blue-gray, other edges rough trimmed. The first Sam Spade book. A Haycraft-Queen "cornerstone." Keating, Crime & Mystery: The 100 Best Books 16. Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, pp. 336-8. Layman A.3.1.a. A square, tight, clean, very good copy. A very presentable copy. No dust jacket. (#151300) (16849)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. The Maltese Falcon.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1930.
Price: US$22500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first printing of one of the earliest and most influential detective stories of all time. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a very good second state dust jacket with professional restoration. Housed in a custom clamshell box. Originally serialized in Black Mask Magazine in 1929, Dashiell Hammet's The Maltese Falcon is considered to be the first hard-boiled detective novel and the progenitor of the genre. The third-person narrative unfolds in San Francisco where private detective Sam Spade is hired to follow Floyd Thursday, the man who has run off with his client, Miss Wonderly's sister. Multiple shootings, romance, and intrigue prevail as Spade is led on a wild goose chase to secure the title object, a foot-high black statuette of unknown but substantial value. The novel was adapted for the screen four times, the third and best-known version, filmed in 1941, is considered to be a film-noir classic starring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. The Maltese Falcon. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1930.
Price: US$40000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. A beautiful copy. This ORIGINAL First issue dustjacket is rich in color with minor repair. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION with the original dustjacket.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. The Maltese Falcon. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1930.
Price: US$55000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing. A wonderful First issue dustjacket with a summary printed on the front flap that was changed to blurbs on later printings. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is rich in color with minor wear to the front panel and spine. The book is in great shape and is bound in the ORIGINAL publisher's grey cloth. The binding is tight with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. The Maltese Falcon. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930.
Price: US$60000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition, first printing. Bound in the publisher's gray cloth, with falcon illustration stamped in steel blue to front board, spine decorations and lettering stamped in steel blue and black, black top stain. Original illustrated dust jacket with the iconic image of the falcon to the front panel and spine. Very good or better with light dampstaining to front cover and few minor spots; in the original unclipped (priced $2.00) dust jacket with extensive restoration to spine and along edges, folds professionally reinforced to verso. The Maltese Falcon is the author's third novel and the only book to feature the fictional private detective Sam Spade. Originally published in five installments in the pulp magazine Black Mask from September 1929 - January 1930, The Maltese Falcon marks a departure from Hammett's protagonist The Continental Op, who starred in his first two novels. Sam Spade is a conglomeration of Hammett's earlier detective figures, defined by his attention to detail, somewhat standoffish demeanor, and ruthless dedication to justice. Interestingly, although he only appeared in this novel and a few of Hammett's short stories, Sam Spade is considered the archetypal hard-boiled detective character and is specifically credited as an inspiration for Raymond Chandler's notable character, Detective Philip Marlowe. The Maltese Falcon is a wonderfully complicated murder mystery that keeps the reader guessing until the very end. It was adapted into the 1941 classic film noir starring Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade. A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone.
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. THE MALTESE FALCON. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1930.
Price: US$65000.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-12] [1-2] 3-267 [268: colophon] [269-272: blank] [note: first two and last two leaves are blanks], title page printed in blue-gray and black, decorated light gray cloth, front and spine panels stamped in blue-gray and black, running Borzoi stamped in black on rear panel, top edge stained light blue-gray, other edges rough trimmed. First edition, first printing. The first Sam Spade book. A Haycraft-Queen "cornerstone." Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, pp. 336-8. Layman A.3.1.a. A fine copy in very good first issue pictorial dust jacket with several small areas of restoration at spine ends and corners, tiny abrasion at center of rear panel re-colored, 50 mm tear along lower front flap fold mended, and clipped price. A superb copy of one of the most influential detective stories of all time. Enclosed in a custom cloth clamshell box. (#144963)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$75000.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (First Edition) Signed Firm copy with minor bump to corners and rubbing along board edges. Slight fading to spine. Dust jacket has been professionally restored. Price-clipped. In clear protective cover. First printing with publisher's Borzoi hound logo to the publication page, 1930 on both title and publication pages, and no later printings mentioned. Original grey cloth decorated in black and blue with a falcon emblem to the cover. An acknowledged classic and Dashiell Hammett's Most seminal work. housed in black leather spine slipcase, signed by author on front free end page.
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Hammett, Dashiell. Maltese Falcon. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1930.
Price: US$90000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First Printing SIGNED by Dashiell Hammett on a typed letter laid into the book. A spectacular copy of this TRUE FIRST EDITION with the First Issue dustjacket. This ORIGINAL sophisticated dustjacket is vibrant in color with NO chips or tears. The book is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. Overall, a beautiful copy in collector's condition SIGNED by the author. We buy Hammett First Editions with the ORIGINAL dustjacket.
Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.