The Thin Man
by Hammett, Dashiel
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket and slipcase
- Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Shleton, CT: The First Edition Library / Otto Penzler Books. Hardcover. Fine in Fine dust jacket and slipcase. 19.5 x 13.5 cm. 260pp. Green cloth in dust jacket and slipcase. The publisher "The First Edition Library" produced high quality facsimiles of first editions of many classic works. These works differ from a true first only in that they come in a slipcase and that they have a small statement of edition on the copyright page. Any typos and defects are perserved from the original. Laid-in is the publisher's slip describing the work. Done in collaboration with Otto Penzler, mysterypublisher and proprietor of the Mystery Book Shop in New York.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Midway Used and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76718
- Title
- The Thin Man
- Author
- Hammett, Dashiel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket and slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The First Edition Library / Otto Penzler Books
- Place of Publication
- Shleton, CT
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mysteries;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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St. Paul, Minnesota
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Glossary
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Copyright page
- The page in a book that describes the lineage of that book, typically including the book's author, publisher, date of...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Publisher's Slip
- A piece of paper from the publisher included in an advance review copy or an uncorrected proof copy of a book. A publisher's...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...