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First Edition in red variant dustjacket with blurbs at front flap. New York City set murder mystery involving "a half mad father, a lying lecherous mother, a bewildered daughter, and a neurotic son." Basis for the classic 1934 black and white 'film noir' directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, and Maureen O'Sullivan. Very Good, cloth exhibiting modest soiling, spine noticeably darkened, few turn page corners, in Very Good dustjacket, spine ends and flap corners chipped, horizontal closed tear at mid spine, modest wear to edges.

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.