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Lot Number
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72
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Author
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HAMMETT, DASHIELL.
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Title
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THE MALTESE FALCON.
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Year Published
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1930
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Place Printed
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NEW YORK ALFRED A. KNOPF
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Description
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8vo (189 x 129mm.), first edition, original grey cloth, upper cover with falcon design in blue, lower cover with "Borzoi" device, spine with geometrical design lettered in blue and reverse, pictorial dust-jacket, collector's black cloth chemise in morocco-backed slipcase with gilt falcon on spine, dust-jacket price-clipped Paper
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Lot Note
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Layman A.1.1.b A superb copy in dust-jacket, of one of the most influential detective novels ever written. "He felt like somebody had taken the lid off life and let him see the works..."
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Provenance
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Vance Jordan, sale, Sotheby's New York, 18 June 2004, lot 296
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Estimated Price
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USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00
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Actual Price
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USD 74,500.00
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