Modern Book Collecting discussion

Dashiell Hammett is a highly sought after author of hard boiled detective fiction. Most people are very familiar with “The Maltese Falcon” originally serialized in the magazine Black Mask beginning with the September 1929 issue, but Dashiell has other works of fiction which are extremely collectible on todays market, along with a very long list of short ficition.

Books from Mr. Hammett

1. Red Harvest (1929)
2. The Dain Curse (1929)
3. The Maltese Falcon (1930)
4. The Glass Key (1931)
5. The Thin Man (1934)
6. The Adventures Of Sam Spade (1944)

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The photos below are not from my personal collection, they have been borrowed from Abe's Books for reference use only.