| By Dashiell Hammett.
New York: Vintage Books V-827. 1st printing October 1972. Copyright 1928 by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. (vi+4)+5-213(215) pages. Approx. 4 ¼" by 7" paperback. Cover photo illustration of a gun, book, drugs and needle. |
| Near Fine Condition, very light spine crease, square, glossy covers, some page yellowing with nice supple pages. There are NO names or store stamps on the book. See scan which is extra large to allow you to see condition details. |
| This is the story of Gabrielle Leggett, a young woman with stigmata, assorted neuroses, deplorable habits and a pistol, who is generally believed to be suffering from the curse of the mad Dains. Beginning with a robbery, the plot moves quickly to murder, dope and a sinister cult in San Francisco, all told with the authenticity of a newspaper report. |
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