May 16th Rare Autograph Auction
The Thin Man. New York: Knopf, 1934. Inscribed "To Connie-with best regards-Dashiel Hammett-New York June 16 1934." Later printing. Publisher's cloth, lacks jacket. 7 3/8 x 4 7/8 inches (19.5 x 12.5 cm); 260 pp. The spine lacking, cocked and worn.
Dashiell Hammett (May 27, 1894 – January 10, 1961) was an American writer of hard-boiled detective novels and short stories. He was also a screenwriter and political activist. Among the characters he created are Sam Spade (The Maltese Falcon), Nick and Nora Charles (The Thin Man), The Continental Op (Red Harvest and The Dain Curse) and the comic strip character Secret Agent X-9.
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DASHIEL HAMMETT Signed "The Thin man"
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