The Maltese Falcon
de Hammett, Dashiell
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Fine
- Librería
-
Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Sobre este artículo
London: Folio Society. Fine. 2000. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Stiff unread book in deep red decorated cloth, about new; in illustrated slipcase with slight shelfwear at corners. .
Sinopsis
The Maltese Falcon , author Dashiell Hammett’s third novel, set the standard by which all subsequent detective fiction would be judged. Set in San Francisco in the late 1920s, the novel introduces us to private detective Sam Spade, who characterizes the archetype of the hard-boiled detective in his dead-pan pursuit of the recovery of a black figurine. Having worked for a time for the Pinkerton Detective Agency in San Francisco, Hammett reportedly drew upon his years as a detective in creating Spade and many of the other characters for The Maltese Falcon . The Maltese Falcon was originally serialized in HL Mencken’s “pulp” magazine, Black Mask, beginning with the September 1929 issue. For publication of the book form, editor Blanche Knopf tried to tone down the overt sexuality of the magazine version, fearing the references would alienate readers, but Hammett prevailed. However, the 1941 film adaptation starring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor (the best known of the novel’s three film versions) excised the homosexual subtext of the novel due to Production Code restraints. Today, the movie is considered a film noir classic and the novel is ranked 56th on Modern Library’s “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century as well as 54th on The Guardian’s list of the 100 best novels. -
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Detalles
- Librería
- B-Line Books
(CA)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 62908
- Título
- The Maltese Falcon
- Autor
- Hammett, Dashiell
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fine
- Edición
- First Edition Thus; First Printing
- Editorial
- Folio Society
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 2000
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Mystery;
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Sobre el vendedor
B-Line Books
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Amherst, Nova Scotia
Sobre B-Line Books
B-Line Books is an internet business operating from my large home in Amherst, Nova Scotia. I am a retired English teacher with a lifetime of gathered books for sale. Presently, about 24,000 books in 90 categories are listed with an emphasis in the humanities. I look for books I am interested in myself, and feel that most of the inventory is of high quality. See for yourself.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
