They Can Only Hang You Once (The Adeventures of Sam Spade) Mercury Mystery no 131: "They Can Only Hang You Once", "Too Many Have Lived" & "A Man Called Spade"; others - "The Assistant Murderer" ("First Aide to Murder"), "Nightshade", "The Judge Laughed Last" ("The New Racket") & "His Brother's Keeper".

Dashiell Hammett

Published by The American Mercury, Inc Lawrence E Spivak, New York, NY, 1944

About this Item

A collection of Hammett's short stories, three Sam Spade stories and four others from the mid 1940s. Mercury Mystery no 131. The stories are: Sam Spade - "They Can Only Hang You Once", "Too Many Have Lived" & "A Man Called Spade"; others - "The Assistant Murderer" ("First Aide to Murder"), "Nightshade", "The Judge Laughed Last" ("The New Racket") & "His Brother's Keeper". Light edge wear with rubbing to the spine hinges. 1" closed tear at the bottom left spine hinge and smaller ones at the top. Small dog ears to the top corners. .875" dark strip along the left of the front cover at the spine. Small scorch spots to the fore edge of the title page and the back cover. Stamp ("Jan 4 A.M.") just below the title on the front cover. Light browning to the pages. A good copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: They Can Only Hang You Once (The Adeventures of Sam Spade) Mercury Mystery no 131: "They Can Only Hang You Once", "Too Many Have Lived" & "A Man Called Spade"; others - "The Assistant Murderer" ("First Aide to Murder"), "Nightshade", "The Judge Laughed Last" ("The New Racket") & "His Brother's Keeper".
• Publisher: The American Mercury, Inc Lawrence E Spivak, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1944
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: George Salter (cover)
• Edition: First Thus
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket