[A set of 12 works of Hammet's collected short fiction:] de HAMMETT, Dashiell - 1943-62: $106,000 Blood Money; The Adventures of Sam Spade; The Continental Op; Return of the Continental Op; Hammett Homicides; Dead Yellow Women; Nightmare Town; The Big Knock-Over; They Can Only Hang You Once; Creeping Siamese; Women in the Dark; A Man Named Th

New York: Lawrence E. Spivak; Joseph W. Ferman,, 1943-62. A lovely set in bright wrappers First editions, first printings, as well as the reissues of the first two volumes in the series: The Big Knock-Over (reissue of $106,000 Blood Money), and They Can Only Hang You Once (reissue of The Adventures of Sam Spade). A lovely set of Hammett's first twelve books of collected short fiction. 12 works, octavo. Original coloured wrappers. Housed in a blue slipcase edged with black morocco. Contents toned, a little rubbing to extremities and some very minor wear to spine ends; an excellent set in the bright wrappers.