THE CYCLONE SHOT (THE GLASS KEY, PT.2) - BLACK MASK - VOL.XIII, NO.2 (APRIL, 1930)
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 Hemp" - written as Ramon Decolta. Item #6533
Quarto (25cm); pictorial pulp wrappers; 130pp + 14pp ads; illus. Edges worn, with numerous short tears to overhang; faint circular stain to lower front wrapper; clear tape reinforcement along inner left edge of front cover, with an additional piece along lower rear spine joint; pp.3-4 (an ad leaf) skillfully supplied in facsimile; light tanning to text edges, though pages are still supple; still a presentable issue, but just Very Good.
Price: $1,250.00