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New York, Knopf, 1934. 8�. 5 Bl., 258(2) Seiten, 1 Bl. Original green cloth (a bit faded, as is usual). Facsimile red dust jacket. First edition, fourth printing. - With a fine inscription by Hammett on front free endpaper: "For Alice Frost - a better Mimi than my Mimi - Dashiell Hammett/ New York/ Jan. 29, 1934". - Hammett probably refers to the controversial conversation at page 192, where Nora asks Nick "Tell me the truth: when you were wrestling with Mimi, didn't you have an erection?" - Alice Frost (Tuttle) was a noted radio actress. - Near fine and attractive copy. Gut bis sehr gut erhalten. Sprache: Englisch. *** Bitte kontaktieren Sie uns immer BEVOR Sie bestellen! F�r ausf�hrliche Beschreibungen und Bilder sowie g�nstigere Versandoptionen kontaktieren Sie mich bitte per Email! Please contact us always BEFORE you order! For detailled descriptions and photos as well as cheaper shipping options please send an email! ***.

The Thin Man is a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, originally published in the December 1933 issue of Redbook. It is the last novel Hammett completed and features the characters Nick and Nora Charles, who would later become widely recognized through the series of films made from the book.