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Hammett, Dashiell. The Thin Man. Alfred A.Knopf, 1934.

Price: US$20.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Tight and sound Cover is soiled Spine has a quarter inch tear at top Minimal corner bumps and bumps to top and bottom of spine No inside markings or underlinings Please see our photo as some book sites use stock images

Seller: Alan Newby, Marion, IN, U.S.A.

Hammett, Dashiell. The Thin Man. Alfred A. Knopf, 1934.

Price: US$100.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Cloth. 8vo. First edition. 259 pp. Fair only. Hinges loose. Sun faded. Extremities worn. Ex library. First edition, on page 209 "seep" instead of "sleep." A candidate for either repair or rebinding.

Seller: David Morrison Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

HAMMETT, Dashiell.:. The Thin Man.. New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1934.

Price: US$103.96 + shipping

Description: First and Second Printings Before Publication, Published January 8, 1934. (With 'seep' for 'sleep' to p.209). Faded turquoise cloth with dark blue 'mask' motif to front and red and blue pattern to spine. Top edge red. Pp.359, owner's ink monogram (FMJ) to front free endpaper and small inked date to base of rear paste-down, endpapers browned. Newspaper cutting photograph of Dashiell Hammett tipped-in to inner front endpaper + further browned and folded newspaper cutting (Evening Standard, Dec.17 1951) (giving a brief article about the author prompted by his disappearnce following his two months sentence for refusing to inform on who put up a bond for convicted 'Communists' during 1950s McCarthyism), loosely enclosed. Good.

Seller: CHILTON BOOKS, SUDBURY, United Kingdom

Hammett, Dashiell. THE THIN MAN. Clamshell Case. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, [1943, Book Date], 1934.

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 & features an embossed [sculpted] upper cover, after the famous dustwrapper's 'Thin Man' graphics. The case is finished inside & out in red & 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 your 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 overv100 generally in-stock titles. Custom Craft available [Not with Book].

Seller: TBCL The Book Collector's Library, Montreal, QC, Canada

Hammett, Dashiell. The Thin Man 5 PRINTING. ALFRED A. KNOPF, NEW YORK, NY, 1934.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Faded cloth covered boards, red and plue printing on spine and front cover. Edges are frayed. Front end page has ink stampreader's service". Inside is clean and binding is good. Last page is "a note on the type in which this book is set", a pagagraph in the shape og the face on the front of the book. DATE PUBLISHED: 1934 EDITION: FIFTH PRINTING 258

Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.

Hammett, Dashiell. The Thin Man. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1934.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: No DJ. Fading to original boards. Later printing.

Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.

Dashiell Hammett. The Thin Man. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1934.

Price: US$392.55 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Stated first edition on copyright page. First printing with error "seep" instead of "sleep" on page 209. Missing dust jacket but not before it stained the covers. A few stains in the margins. Former owners name in pencil on the first blank page. Small book seller's sticker at the bottom of the back inside board. Interior clean, tight and unmarked except for a few stains in margins.

Seller: Jans Collectibles: Vintage Books, Bethany, MO, U.S.A.

HAMMETT, Dashiell. The Thin Man. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1934.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Description: First edition and first printing. Hardcover. Hammett's last novel which again featured Nick and Nora Charles. The basis for a classic movie with William Powell and Myrna Loy. A very good plus copy in cloth boards with a slight lean to the spine and a contemporary ownership inscription to the front free endpaper and some other minor wear. No dust jacket.

Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.

Hammett, Dashiell. Thin Man 1ST FAIR. ALFRED A. KNOPF, NY, 1934.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: New York Alfred A. Knopf New York on title page, stated first edition, first printing, with seep on page 209, covers faded DATE PUBLISHED: 1934 EDITION: FIRST ED 258

Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.

Hammett, Dashiell. The Thin Man. First Edition, Cloth. New York, 1934. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1934.

Price: US$450.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First Edition. Original illustrated cloth, some offsetting to endpapers, previous ownership signature on ffe. "First Edition" stated on copyright page. Spine bright, covers with minimal fading, top edges stained purple as called for. Overall nice collectible copy of this classic of detective fiction.

Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.

Hammett, Dashiell. The Thin Man (facsimile First Edition Library ed. in illustrated slipcase with information card). Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1934.

Price: US$495.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Edition Library, Shelton, CT. Facsimile first edition of the Alfred A. Knopf first edition, first printing, from 1934. This copy is one of the First Edition Library copies 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 is fine. DJ is near fine with a touch of minor wear on DJ spine, (barely.) Slipcase is about fine with a minor push (barely) at shoulder, and light rub to slipcase spine. Information card is fine. One of the more difficult titles to track down in the First Edition Library series. 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.

Dashiell Hammett. The Thin Man. Knopf, 1934.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1934.VERY GOOD hardcover in boards grey cloth-covered boards. Lacking the dust-jacket. No previous owner markings. First Edition, First Printing.

Seller: Glands of Destiny First Edition Books, Sedro Woolley, WA, U.S.A.

Hammett, Dashiell. THE THIN MAN. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1934.

Price: US$549.00 + shipping

Description: About Very Good in Fair dust jacket; previous owner signature and small bookshop sticker on front pastedown; light-green cloth stamped in red and blue is faded at edges; dj repaired/reinforced with brown paper taped to verso; hand coloring to areas of front panel and spine First Edition, First State; dust jacket is the red-color state; Layman A6.1a.

Seller: May Day Books, Los Altos Hills, CA, U.S.A.

Dashiell Hammett. The Thin Man. Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1934.

Price: US$550.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: 8vo, cloth binding with red and blue decoration and lettering, spine and edges lightly tanned, First Edition stated on copyright page, book is tight and straight with no names or markings, a mystery novel, 259 pages

Seller: Stone Soup Books, Camden, ME, U.S.A.

Hammett, Dashiell. The Thin Man. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1934.

Price: US$600.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition. [viii], 259 pp. Bound in publisher's sightly greenish tan cloth with red topstain, blue and red designs. Very Good condition. Lacking jacket. Cloth a bit soiled, sunned around spine and top edge. Spine and slightly cocked. Light foxing throughout text and to edges. The author's last novel, an enjoyable mystery dedicated to his wife, playwright Lillian Hellman.

Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

Hammett, Dashiell.. The Thin Man.. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, New York, 1934.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Second Printing (before publication). A Fine copy in pale bluish grey cloth stamped in in red and blue, maroon topstain. Lacking the dustwrapper. Text and endpapers clean and unmarked, no offsetting. No fraying, staining. Typical mold mottling of pigment on boards. Neat ownership stamp to top of front pastedown. 259pp. Beautiful copy! The last of Hammett's published novels, the narrative was famously adapted by Hollywood into a series of six feature films [1934-36-39-41-45-47], which starred William Powell and Myrna Loy. Q10930

Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.

HAMMETT, DASHIELL. THE THIN MAN. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1934.

Price: US$750.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition/printing of this classic. Source for the film of the same name. A VERY GOOD+ book that has been re-cased in the original boards. All signatures re-sewn ,new headband; new end papers. Not an ex-lib!( Still have original endpapers, one of which was missing a large piece; hence the restoration!).Original boards show some age soiling and darkening to spine. Some of the top edge stain still remains. New Facsimile jacket! More photos on request.

Seller: THE USUAL SUSPECTS (IOBA), St. Catharines, ON, Canada

Hammett, Dashiell. Thin Man. ALFRED A KNOPF, NY, 1934.

Price: US$1000.00 + shipping

Description: FACSIMILE DUST JACKET some pages have foxing, front hinge weak DATE PUBLISHED: 1934 EDITION: THIRD PRINTING 258

Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.

Hammett, Dashiell. The Thin Man CLAMSHELL BOX. ALFRED A KNOPF, NY, 1934.

Price: US$1200.00 + shipping

Description: First Edition, first printing with the misspelling "seep" instead of "Sleep" on P. 209 line 18. Book has general wear, rubbed extremities, boards have faded edges while spine is tanned, slightly soiled covers/spine, corners are slighlty de-threading, a little writing in pen on front endpaper, small previous owner stamp on front endpaper, a small handwritten number on the top corner of the inner front board, light foxing throughout, some of the fabric is showing on the inner rear hinge, and the fabric is showing ever so slightly on the inner front hinge, however, text block is firm and tight. Custom made clamshell box with beautiful bright gold gilt lettering on red leather spine, with blue cloth boards. Still, a fine specimen! A great collectible author greatest work Maltese Falcon DATE PUBLISHED: 1934 EDITION: STATED 1ST ED 259

Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.

Hammett, Dashiell. The Thin Man. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1934.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: No DJ. Fading to original boards. First Edition, First Printing with "seep" for "Sleep" on page. 209.

Seller: J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints IOBA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.

Hammett, Dashiell. The Thin Man. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1934.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Edition, First Printing with "seep" for "Sleep" on P. 209. An attractive book with bright lettering on the spine. The binding is tight and the boards are crisp with light wear to the edges. The pages are clean. There is no writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy with a beautiful facsimile dustjacket from the original.

Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.

HAMMETT, Dashiell. The Thin Man. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1934.

Price: US$2250.00 + shipping

Description: First Edition in red variant dustjacket with blurbs at front flap. New York City set murder mystery involving "a half mad father, a lying lecherous mother, a bewildered daughter, and a neurotic son." Basis for the classic 1934 black and white 'film noir' directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, and Maureen O'Sullivan. Very Good, cloth exhibiting modest soiling, spine noticeably darkened, few turn page corners, in Very Good dustjacket, spine ends and flap corners chipped, horizontal closed tear at mid spine, modest wear to edges.

Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.

HAMMETT, Dashiell.. The Thin Man.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1934.

Price: US$2500.00 + shipping

Description: 259 [1] pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket; the red spine variant. First edition. Several lines of annotations in green ink on the front free endpaper. Usual loss of green cloth color from fugitive dyes. The dust jacket is faded on the spine and has some light chipping and use to its extremities; otherwise very good.

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

HAMMETT, Dashiell. The Thin Man. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1934.

Price: US$2500.00 + shipping

Description: First Edition in green variant dustjacket with blurbs at front flap. New York City set murder mystery involving "a half mad father, a lying lecherous mother, a bewildered daughter, and a neurotic son." Basis for the classic 1934 black and white 'film noir' directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, and Maureen O'Sullivan. Very Good, soiling and light stain along front spine edge, usual cloth discoloration, previous owner bookplate at front endpaper, in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chips at spine ends and flap corners, light stain at top front panel.

Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.

Hammett, Dashiell. The Thin Man. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1934.

Price: US$3000.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition stated, first issue with "seep" for "sleep" on pp. 209. Hardcover, bound in green cloth with blue mask on the front panel, wrapped in the green and black variant dust jacket, retaining price of $2.00. The cover mottled and spine darkened; prior owner inscription on the fly leaf; owner name on the pastedown. The jacket faded and rubbed with small creases, chips and tears, old tape repairs on the verso.

Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.

HAMMETT, DASHIELL.. The Thin Man. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934, 1934.

Price: US$3000.00 + shipping

Description: First Edition. An attractive copy with less than the usual cloth mottling; bookplate, else near fine in a price-clipped dust jacket with minor wear, and no fading. There are four jacket variants, of no established priority; green or red, with or without blurbs; this one is in red and with blurbs. The front panel has the book club recommendation sticker (edge chipped), which is of no known bibliographical significance, nor is it an indication of a 'book club edition.' All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.

HAMMETT, DASHIELL.. The Thin Man. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934, 1934.

Price: US$3500.00 + shipping

Description: First Edition. Cloth mottled as almost always; very good or a little better in a dust jacket that had obviously been folded and probably tipped into another copy. There are lengthwise creases in the front panel, spine, and back panel, else only very minor wear. On the other hand, this folding left the spine very nearly unfaded, which is very unusual. There are four variants, for which any priority is undetermined; this example is in green without blurbs. All books described as first editions are first printings unless otherwise noted.

Seller: Peter L. Stern & Co., Inc, Newton, MA, U.S.A.

HAMMETT, Dashiell. The Thin Man. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1934.

Price: US$4500.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First edition. The usual sunning to the pale green boards, else fine in a very good dustwrapper with fading to the spine and part of the front panel, along with wear at the edges. The jacket was issued in four states: in both green and red, each color jacket issued with and without blurbs on the front flap. This is the green state without reviews. No one has definitively determined priorities, but it is the accepted wisdom in the trade that the reviewless-copies precede. Despite some wear, a nice copy of a classic title. Basis for a series of films featuring William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, which were the last word in sophisticated and humorous detective movies.

Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.

Hammett, Dashiell. The Thin Man. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1934.

Price: US$4500.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Edition, First Printing. This First Issue dustjacket has the $2.00 price present with some wear to the spine and panels. The book is in nice shape with some wear to the edges. The pages are clean, with light discoloration to the endpapers. There is NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A wonderful copy of this true first edition with the words "First Edition" printed on the copyright page.

Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.

HAMMETT, Dashiell. Thin Man. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1934.

Price: US$5000.00 + shipping

Description: First edition. Octavo. [x], [259], [1, colophon], [2, blank] pp. Original pale green cloth decorated in red and blue. Covers faded as always, with some very minor wear to head and tail of spine. In the publisher's red-variant pictorial dust jacket (with "Recommended by the Book-of-the-Month Club" sticker affixed, jacket with reviews on the upper inner flap and priced at $2.00 net). Jacket is very bright, with just minor chipping at extremities of the creases. A minor crease down the jacket spine. Some small color touch-ups to the jacket spine extremities. There are four variants of the jacket, of no established priority. Previous owner's small bookplate on front pastedown. Overall, an about fine copy with none of the usual fading to the spine of the jacket. "The Thin Man offered another sleuth, Nick Charles, who was to become as well known as Sam Spade" (Benet, The Reader's Encycopedia). The Thin Man introduces the married detectives Nick and Nora Charles; although they were featured in a series of six films, Hammett never wrote a sequel to the novel. Layman A6.1a. HBS 68351. $5,000.

Seller: Heritage Book Shop, ABAA, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.

Hammett, Dashiell. The Thin Man. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1934.

Price: US$5500.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Seventh printing. Association copy signed by Dashiell Hammett, inscribed "For Barrett C. Kiesling with all good wishes / Dashiell Hammett Hollywood Nov 5. 1934." Kiesling was Publicity Director for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. A near fine copy, lacking the dust jacket, with a small stain on the front board cloth, lightly worn head and foot. Things happened very quickly for the acclaimed crime writer with his final novel The Thin Man. First published in Collier's in December 1933, it was in book form the following month, and was released as a hit MGM movie that May with William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora.

Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

HAMMETT, Dashiell.. The Thin Man.. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1934.

Price: US$6000.00 + shipping

Description: 259 [1] pp. 8vo, publisher's cloth in dust jacket; the variant with a green spine and Book of the Month Club sticker on the front panel. First edition. Usual loss of green cloth color from fugitive dyes; very slight chipping to the extremities of the spine; else a tight, unworn copy. The dust jacket has the same light wear to the extremities of the backstrip, but is otherwise unchipped or used. The backstrip is slightly faded as usual. This is an attractive and interesting copy. With the printed slip of the MGM Script Department on the front free endpaper

Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.

Hammett, Dashiell.. The Thin Man.. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, New York, 1934.

Price: US$6500.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Printing. First Edition stated on copyright page. First state with "seep" on page 209. A Fine, bright copy in very pale greenish-grey cloth stamped in red and dark blue at spine (backgammon motif), and on front cover (mask motif). No tears or fraying. In an unrestored Near Fine variant (no priority) unfaded green, grey and white dustwrapper, price-clipped, with rubbing to front spinefold and trace rubbing to points. No fading, no staining, no tape repairs. Very slight pigment fade to edges of boards, but much less than usual--colors bright and unfaded. Maroon topstain unfaded and rich. Text and endpapers creamy clean, unworn, unmarked with no dog-ears. 259pp. Just a beautiful copy! The last of Hammett's published novels, the narrative was famously adapted by Hollywood into a series of six feature films [1934-36-39-41-45-47], which starred William Powell and Myrna Loy. Q10929

Seller: Compass Rose Books, ABAA-ILAB, Kensington, CA, U.S.A.

HAMMETT, DASHIELL.. THE THIN MAN.. Alfred A. Knopf, 1934., New York, 1934.

Price: US$7500.00 + shipping

Description: First edition. First state of text with "seep" for the word "sleep" on page 209. 8vo. Cloth is lightly mottled as is usually the case with this title, else near fine in dust jacket, with light professional restoration to spine ends and corners. Housed in a two tone quarter leather and cloth clamshell case with titles stamped in gold on the spine. A lawyer-friend asks Nick Charles to help find a killer and reintroduces him to the family of Richard Wynant, an eccentric inventor who disappeared from society 10 years prior. Wynant's former wife, Mimi, has remarried a European fortune hunter who turns out to be a spiteful former associate of her first husband and is bent on the ruin of Wynant's family fortune. Wynant's children, Dorothy and Gilbert, seem to have inherited the family aversion to straight talk. Nick tries to make sense of misinformation, false identities, far-fetched alibis, and, at the center of the confusion, the mystery of The Thin Man, Richard Wynant. Is he mad? Is he a killer? Or is he really an eccentric inventor protecting his discovery from intellectual theft? Basis for the 1934 film of the same name that starred William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O'Sullivan, and others. The film was nominated for four Oscar awards.

Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.

Hammett, Dashiell. The Thin Man (Thinman). Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1934.

Price: US$7500.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: First Edition, First Printing with the words "First Edition" printed on the copyright page. A beautiful copy. This ORIGINAL dustjacket is rich in color with NO chips or tears with some repair. This First Issue dustjacket with NO Book of the Month Sticker has the publisher's $2.00 net printed price present with NO reviews on the front flap. The book is bound in the publisher's cloth and is in excellent condition. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A superb copy.

Seller: Magnum Opus Rare Books, Missoula, MT, U.S.A.

Hammett, Dashiell. THE THIN MAN. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1934.

Price: US$10000.00 + shipping

Description: First printing of Hammett's final novel, an unusually nice copy of a book difficult to find in collectible condition. Hammett first began THE THIN MAN in 1930, writing in his comfortable wheelhouse of a San Francisco hard-boiled detective navigating a dark plot, but soon set the book aside. When he returned to it, Hammett moved the setting to New York and made his hero a famous but retired sleuth who is pulled reluctantly into intrigue. The added comedy and style in this revision translated surprisingly well on screen, with the 1934 film adaptation garnering four Oscar nominations and, today, legendary status. THE THIN MAN first appeared in expurgated form in REDBOOK a month before its publication in book form here. According to Nathan Ward, "the first chapters had actually made the magazine rounds without a bite for several months - turned down by one editor after another over the book's apparent hard-drinking lewdness and amorality - before REDBOOK bought the rights." A core work by one of the founders of American noir. 7.5'' x 5''. Original green cloth stamped in blue and red. In original unclipped ($2.00) photographic dust jacket with green spine and green title. Purple topstain. [8], 259, [1] pages. Typical fading to green cloth around margins. Jacket with closed tear at front flap, touch of rubbing to extremities, and some fading to spine: topstain very dark.

Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.