London: Arthur Barker Ltd., 1934. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo (19.5cm); orange cloth, with titling and pictorial elements stamped in black on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [6],7-284,[4]pp. Pictorial bookplate and private library stamp of Italian bibliophile Giuseppe Orlando, with his holograph signature and date of acquisition (Feb.1935) at..... More
![Item #7496 THE MALTESE FALCON - PART 2 [IN] BLACK MASK - VOL.VIII, NO.1 (OCTOBER, 1929). Dashiell...](https://captainahabsrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/7496.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1731365373)
London: The Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co., Ltd., 1929. First U.K. Edition. A well-preserved copy of this issue, featuring Part 2 (of 5) of The Maltese Falcon. A loaded issue besides, with Carroll John Daly's Race Williams novelette The Silver Eagle, Erle Stanley Gardner's Ed Jenkins novelette Straight From the..... More
New York: Pro-Distributors Publishing Company, 1930. First Edition. Scarce issue of Black Mask containing Hammett's story "The Cyclone Shot," part 2 of his 4-part serial The Glass Key. The issue also contains "Wise Guy" by Frederick Nebel, "Killers' Show" by Raoul Whitfield, and a pseudonymous Jo Gar story - "Red..... More