THE THIN MAN (Superb First Edition, First State)

Hammett, Dashiell

Published by Knopf, 1934

About this Item

Hammett, Dashiell. THE THIN MAN. New York: Knopf, (1934), First Edition (so stated), first state of the text. A Fine copy in publisher's original light green cloth, upper cover and spine stamped in dark blue and red, without sun-fade or mottling of the cloth, very clean, no ownership marks, nothing to detract. The original priced ($2.00) pictorial dust jacket is the red variant, and it sports some minor edge-wear, a front fold which is a little rubbed, a spine panel with a very faint crease. For this particular title, this is a Fine copy or darn near close to it. Entirely unrestored, color bright, undeniable eye appeal when one compares this first edition to 95% of those other examples which appear at regular intervals in commerce. Here you'll get a copy that is twenty times nicer for less than twice retail. THE THIN MAN is just as hard-boiled and terse as Hammett's previous novels and retains the same edge and bluntness. But for the first time he creates fully drawn characters, Nick and Nora Charles: a sardonic, witty, likable, mutually affectionate married couple who have found an enduring and endearing place in the annals of detectives and detective fiction. Housed in a quarter-leather clamshell box.

Seller Inventory # 003656

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE THIN MAN (Superb First Edition, First State)
• Publisher: Knopf
• Publication Date: 1934
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Dashiell Hammett
  • Film Noir
  • Books Into Film