HAMMETT, DASHIELL. The Thin Man. 8vo, publisher's green cloth, front cover design of blue mask within red border, blue and red geometrical design on spine, rear cover with "Borzoi" device, mottling to covers, spine tanned; unclipped dust jacket with blurbs on rear panel, numerous tape repairs to verso mending closed tears, spine panel faded with small chip touching a few letters at head, creasing and scattered soiling; ownership inscriptions to front endpapers. first edition of hammett's final novel, first issue text with "seep" for "sleep" on p. 209. Layman A6.1.a. New York: Knopf, 1934