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First Printing. A Near Fine copy in light greyish-green cloth stamped in dark green and maroon (backgammon motif on spine panel), top edge stained brown, fore- and bottom edges untrimmed. An impressive copy but for one tiny ash burn to upper spine fold penetrating through to front gutter. Text and endpapers clean and unmarked, minimal wear or discoloration. Presented in new facsimile dustwrapper. 282pp. Was adapted by Hollywood in a feature [Paramount, 1935, with George Raft, Edward Arnold, Claire Dodd, etc.]. Q12659.

The Glass Key is a novel by Dashiell Hammett, originally published in 1931. This work is a classic of the hard-boiled detective fiction genre and is noted for its gritty portrayal of corruption and political influence.