Isbn: 9780151814596 - Shadow Man: the Life of Dashiell Hammett (26 results)

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Condition: Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Some ink marks. Dust Jacket torn. Previous owner's embossment. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mystery Fiction; ISBN: 0151814597. ISBN/EAN: 9780151814596. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 25852.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition; First Printing. Minor foxing on top end of book. Dust jacket is lightly rubbed and tanned, with an old price sticker and a 1-inch tear at front.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition (stated) hardcover and dust jacket in excellent, unmarked, near-pristine condition (slight handling evident). The DJ is protected by a new, clear, removeable cover. 285 pages. [1.6 lbs]. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. New York & London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich / Bruccoli Clark, (1981). First Edition, First Printing. Lg 8vo. xviii,285pp, Index, Notes, Chronology. Frontis portrait and 19 illustrations from photographs. Black cloth & beige boards. Book in fine condition, dj price-clipped, near fine. ISBN 0151814597; 20 illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 285 pages.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Dj is slightly scuffed, clean, and has a bordart cover. Cover is clean, with gilt stamp on spine. Pages are clean and tight. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York. 1981. Harcourt Brace & Jovanovich. 1st Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0151814597. 285 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Rubin Pfeffer. keywords: Mystery Biography America. DESCRIPTION - The first full account of the life and career of the enigmatic mystery writer who transformed the detective novel into a uniquely American art form. Forced by ill health to give up working as a Pinkerton detective at the age of 28, Dashiell Hammett began writing mystery fiction to support himself. Turning his back on the so-called Golden Age of mystery fiction, with its amateur sleuths, convoluted puzzlelike plots, and country-manor settings, Hammett developed a style of hard realism and sharp characterization, drawing on his experiences as a detective to portray the 'mud and blood and death and deceit' of the real criminal world. As Raymond Chandler observed, Hammett 'gave murder back to the people who commit it for reasons, not just to provide a corpse.' When he submitted his first novel, RED HARVEST, to Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. in 1928, Hammett told Blanche Knopf that his ambition was to elevate mystery fiction to the level of art. Six years and four novels later, it was widely acknowledged that he had done just that. At 39, Hammett stopped writing fiction. He had achieved literary celebrity, along with the earning power it brought, and saw no reason to deny himself the fruits of his success. He lived flamboyantly on Hollywood money for half a decade before fervently dedicating himself to an array of left-wing causes. The depth of his political commitment was demonstrated in 1951, when he chose to go to prison rather than testify before a United States District Court about his political activities. He was jailed for 155 days. When he was released, his money and his health were gone forever, and he spent the last years before his death, in 1961, as a virtual recluse. The facts of Hammett's life have often been distorted. SHADOW MAN sets the record straight. Army records, veterans' records, FBI files, and court proceedings form the solid foundation for this book, amplified by letters from Hammett's associates and interviews with people who knew him - or thought they did. inventory #5237.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Publisher: FINE- hardcover book in NEAR FINE+ dust-jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Previous owner's bookplate on paste-down. Not remainder marked. Not price-clipped. Not a book club edition. Not an ex-library copy. All of our books with dust-jackets are shipped in fresh, archival-safe mylar protective sleeves.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2020.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dustjacket included. First Edition. ISBN 0151814597. Hardback. First Printing. Very Good condition book, with minor rubs and bumps to cover corners and edges, faint waterspotting to top edge of book, slight browning to edges of interior pages, in a Very Good Condition dustjacket with minor chips, rubs and creases to edges, some browning to jacket edges. Tight, sound, unmarked copy. $14.95 original price is present and unclipped on front flap of dustjacket. No Signature.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Frayed. First Edition. 285pp Illus "The life of Dashell Hammett.".

Hardcover. Condition: N-Fine. Very Good +. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight carefully read copy. This copy has some light page edge soil. The 14.95 jacket has some light rubbing, some edge wear, some chipping at the base and top of the spine and one closed tear. There is also a letter laid in from B.J. Robbins of HBJ addressed to Mike Lombardi of WHAS TV of Louisville, KY. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. Book.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. Illustrated by Layman, Richard. Very good or better in very good dust jacket. Text clean. Illustrated with black and white photos. Small brown spots on outer edges of pages. Edges of hardcover light brown. Edges of dust jacket flaps and rear dust jacket browned. One inch triangular tear on rear dust jacket panel near flap fold.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First Edition stated, with correct letter line sequence, no marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped with written gift inscription on ffep. This collectible, " AS NEW" condition first edition/first printing copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Very nice collectible copy. -- Scarce. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.…

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 285 pages; Description: xviii, 285 p. , [16] p. Of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Hammett, Dashiell (1894-1961) . Authors, American --20th century --Biography. Review copy with publisher's slip loosely inserted. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 285 pages; Description: xviii, 285 p. , [16] p. Of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects: Hammett, Dashiell (1894-1961) . Authors, American --20th century --Biography. Review copy with publisher's slip loosely inserted. 1 Kg. …

1/4 Cloth. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. Advance Review Copy; First Printing. A Fine first Printing of the First Edition, Advance Review Copy, in a barely shelfworn Near Fine dust-jacket. There is an insert from the publisher laid in; Shadow Man: the Life of Dashiell Hammett is the biography of one of the most prolific and important American writers of the 20th century, Dashiell Hammett. The book tells Hammett's life story from his childhood in St. Louis to his early years as a crime writer, to his later years as a playwright and screenwriter. The book also includes a biography of Hammett's partner and friend, Raymond Chandler, and a discussion of Hammett's work.; 8vo; 285 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Unclipped DJ in archival cover.

Condition: gut. 1991. After Shocks Near Escapes In englischer Sprache. pages.