Dashiell Hammett THE CREEPING SIAMESE Dell 538 1950 Mapback Robert Stanley Cover
$ 7.92
Description
Dashiell Hammett THE CREEPING SIAMESE Dell 538 1950 Mapback Robert Stanley Cover. This is a scarce mapback paperback featuring six tough Continental Op short stories, with an introduction by Ellery Queen. Bright, colorful covers with light edge wear and normal age-toning to the pages (typical for 1950s pulp paper). For sale is a vintage 1950 first Dell edition of The Creeping Siamese by Dashiell Hammett (Dell Book #538). This is a scarce mapback paperback featuring six tough Continental Op short stories, with an introduction by Ellery Queen. Stories included: • The Creeping Siamese • The Man Who Killed Dan Adams • The Nails in Mr. Cayterer • The Joke on Eloise Morey • Tom, Dick, or Harry • This King Business Key features: • Iconic front cover painting by Robert Stanley (dramatic “good girl” art of a woman in a yellow dress with a bloody knife) • Classic Dell mapback back cover with illustrated maps of San Francisco locations and the Balkans (key to story settings) • Cover price 25¢ • Selected and edited with intro by Ellery Queen Condition: Bright, colorful covers with light edge wear and normal age-toning to the pages (typical for 1950s pulp paper). Spine is intact with no major splits. No writing inside except a small “7” on the front. The mapback is clean and fully legible. A solid, attractive copy for a 75+ year old paperback — displays well! This is a highly collectible Hammett title for fans of hardboiled detective fiction, Continental Op stories, or vintage Dell mapbacks.
