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First British Edition, First Impression. A Good or better copy in dull orange cloth stamped in black at spine and on front cover (profile of tall thin hatted figure), lacking the very scarce dustwrapper. 284pp. Bottom edge untrimmed. Spine toned. Crown with short split. Rear spinefold fraying, but secure. Lower points abraded. Toning to half title page. Slightly cocked. Text is clean and unmarked, with no dog-ears. A scarce book in the original binding. Q14548.

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.