Hammett,Dashiell.

The Maltese Falcon.

New York. Alfred A. Knopf. 1930. The First Printing of The First Edition. 8vo.(5"x7.5"). Extravagantly bound in full, gilt ruled ebony Morocco by Zahensdorf for Asprey of London. gilt-ruled spine compartments with gilt titles. Gilt-tooled raised bands, head and tailpieces. Extremely elaborate fleural turn-ins. Marbled endsheets. All edges gilded.

Innocuous tiny patch of rubbing to front cover, else a Very Fine, flawless, exquisitely bound copy of perhaps the most significant work of American Crime Fiction.

Item #8755