A Complete Set of the Short Story Collections

New York: Spivak; Bestseller Mystery, 1962. First Editions. 10 vols., including: $106,000 Blood Money, The Adventures of Sam Spade, The Continental Op, The Return of the Continental Op, Hammett Homicides, Dead Yellow Women, Nightmare Town, The Creeping Siamese, Woman In The Dark, and A Man Named Thin. Browning to the pages (standard with these), rubbing to the extremities, some occasional creases, else very good to near fine in the original unrestored wrappers. Custom cloth case. The 10 volumes collect mostly tales, but the first volume, $106,000 Blood Money, combines that story with its prequel, The Big Knockover, to form what is, essentially, Hammett’s first novel. All had previous periodical appearances, as did his other stories and novels.