THE BIG KNOCKOVER; Selected Stories and Short Novels of Dashiell Hammett / Edited and with an Introduction by Lillian Hellman
New York: Random House, 1966. "First Printing" Cloth and boards. 8vo, black cloth with gilt lettering on spine, Introcuction [vii-xxi] by Lillian Hellman, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with eye - chessboard - & coffin, with a B&W photo of Hammett on back panel, publisher's top stain, xxi, [xxii] + 355 pages + [3] About the Author. Fine / Very Good. Item #8256
Dashiell Hammett (1894 – 1961) was an American author of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He was also a screenwriter and political activist. Among the enduring characters he created are Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), and the Continental Op (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse).
Hammett "is now widely regarded as one of the finest mystery writers of all time."--Wiki
FINE / Near Fine Condition! Tight, bright, clean "First Printing" in a Very Good dust jacket (unclipped) with light wear and a few spots on its spine. Also a few speckles on topstain. No previous owner or remainder marks.
This is a posthumous anthology of Hammett's stories that were edited by his lover, Lillian Hellman, who also wrote its Introduction.
Lillian Hellman (1905 – 1984) was an American playwright, prose writer, memoirists, political activist, and screenwriter.
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