PBA Galleries

With: Red Harvest. [Author’s first book]. 270, [1] pp. 1929. * The Dain Curse. 272, [1] pp. 1st issue with “dopped in” on line 19, p. 260 (later changed to “dropped in”). 1929. * The Maltese Falcon. 267, [1] pp. 1930. * The Glass Key. 282, [2] pp. 1931. * The Thin Man. 259, [1] pp. 1934. Together, 5 volumes. Four books uniformly bound in full black oasis morocco, spines ruled & lettered in gilt, raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt; Maltese Falcon in full black goatskin by noted bindery Scott Kellar of Chicago, ruled and decorated in silver (Falcon vignette on cover), silver lettered spine label, silver endpapers, top page edge hand-colored black. First Editions.

Bound by the Jack Chitgian Bindery (Los Angeles).

Hammett’s complete major novels, first editions, each bound in full black leather. All except Maltese Falcon with the original cloth spine tipped-in on leaf at rear.