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The Maltese Falcon
by Hammett, Dashiell
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Not Issued
- Seller
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U. S. A.: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1957. Hardcover. Very Good/Not Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. No Edition Or Printing Stated. The Book Is Bound In Blue Over One Quarter Red With Gilt Stamped Lettering On The Spine. Minor Wear.
Synopsis
The Maltese Falcon , author Dashiell Hammett’s third novel, set the standard by which all subsequent detective fiction would be judged. Set in San Francisco in the late 1920s, the novel introduces us to private detective Sam Spade, who characterizes the archetype of the hard-boiled detective in his dead-pan pursuit of the recovery of a black figurine. Having worked for a time for the Pinkerton Detective Agency in San Francisco, Hammett reportedly drew upon his years as a detective in creating Spade and many of the other characters for The Maltese Falcon . The Maltese Falcon was originally serialized in HL Mencken’s “pulp” magazine, Black Mask, beginning with the September 1929 issue. For publication of the book form, editor Blanche Knopf tried to tone down the overt sexuality of the magazine version, fearing the references would alienate readers, but Hammett prevailed. However, the 1941 film adaptation starring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor (the best known of the novel’s three film versions) excised the homosexual subtext of the novel due to Production Code restraints. Today, the movie is considered a film noir classic and the novel is ranked 56th on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century as well as 54th on The Guardian’s list of the 100 best novels. -
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- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 039920
- Title
- The Maltese Falcon
- Author
- Hammett, Dashiell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alfred a Knopf Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U. S. A.
- Date Published
- 1957
- Pages
- 186
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Spade, Sam (Fictitious Character) - Fiction; Private Investigators - California - San Francisco - Fiction; San Francisco (Calif.) - Fiction. Hard-Boiled, Private Investigators
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About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
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Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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