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Dashiell Hammett. The Maltese Falcon. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1930. First edition, seventh printing. Octavo. 190 x 135 mm. [8], 267, [11, ads] pages. Publisher's bright orange cloth stamped in black. Light edgewear, corners a touch bumped, head and tail pushed, faint rubbing to boards. Top edge stained green, bookseller notations to endleaves, bookseller label to bottom of front pastedown, contemporary gift inscription to front free endleaf recto. Internally clean and bright. Dust jacket price-clipped, lightly soiled, faint staining to rear panel, some loss to rear panel touching illustration, chipping and head and tail with minimal loss, verso toned with scattered staining. Near fine book in very good dust jacket.

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February, 2023
2nd Thursday
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Sold on Feb 2, 2023 for: $475.00
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