Dashiell Hammett Lost Stories HC 1st Ed 1st Printing 2005 Fine DJ Maltese Falcon For Sale

Dashiell Hammett: Lost Stories — First Trade Hardcover Edition, First Printing (2005) — New/Fine with DJ

The father of hard-boiled detective fiction. Sam Spade. The Maltese Falcon. The Thin Man. For decades, serious Hammett collectors and scholars knew there were stories out there — buried in pulp magazines, never reprinted, never collected. Lost Stories is the book that finally brought 21 of them back.

About This Copy:

• ✅ First Trade Hardcover Edition, First Printing — confirmed by publisher\'s number line (9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1) on copyright page
• ✅ New / Unread — boards clean and square, pages bright white, no writing or markings of any kind
• ✅ Dust jacket Fine — no tears, chips, or fading; protected in original mylar cover
• ✅ Publisher\'s promotional ephemera included — original materials laid in, as received
• ✅ Out of print — new copies are exceedingly scarce on the open market

About the Book:

• 21 long-lost Dashiell Hammett stories, most unavailable for decades or never before collected
• Stories range from Hammett\'s very first detective fiction to his last
• All stories restored to their original, unedited versions for the first time
• Includes a Thin Man story told with photographs
• Introduction by Joe Gores, 3-time Edgar Award winner
• Edited by Vince Emery with biographical context for each story
• Featured alternate selection of the Mystery Guild and Book-of-the-Month Club
• Praised by Otto Penzler (NY Sun): called a hugely important book for every detective fiction reader and collector

Book Details:

• ISBN: 0-9725898-1-3
• Publisher: Vince Emery Productions, San Francisco, California
• Publication Date: September 1, 2005
• 342 pages | 6-3/8\" × 9-1/4\"