Potter & Potter Auctions
Live Auction

Fine Books & Manuscripts

Sat, Mar 13, 2021 12:00PM EST
Lot 51

HAMMETT, Dashiell (1894?1961). The Thin Man. New York: Alfr...

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
HAMMETT, Dashiell (1894?1961). The Thin Man. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1934. 8vo. Publisher?s grayish yellow-green cloth, upper cover stamped with a central deep blue mask device and ruled in red, spine stamped in red and blue, burgundy top stain (extremities a bit sunned); lacking jacket. SIGNED BY ACTOR WILLIAM POWELL on second half?title. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING of the author?s fifth and last novel. Layman A6.1.a. William Powell portrayed Nick Charles in the 1934 American comedy?mystery ?The Thin Man? directed by W. S. Van Dyke.