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Carroll John Daly The Snarl of the Beast 1st Edition

Many consider Carroll John Daly to be the father of the hardboiled detective genre. He wrote novels as well as contributed to the top detective magazines of the 1920s and 1930s, Black Mask and Dime Detective. Daly’s most famous recurring character was private detective Race Williams who first appeared in his 1923 short story “Knights of the Open Palm”. Race Williams appears in several of Daly’s books including The Snarl of the Beast, The Man in the Shadows and The Hidden Hand.

Below is a recent realized price for a copy of Carroll John Daly’s The Snarl of the Beast 1st edition. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this amount or more for you:

Carroll John Daly The Snarl of the Beast 1st Edition. Sold for over $10,000.

Below are some rare books we have sold:

Exceedingly Rare First Printing Dusjacket of ”The Great Gatsby” — Much More Rare Than the Legendary Novel It Houses

Rare first edition, first printing of one of the most desired books in the history of literature, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s ”The Great Gatsby,” published by Charles Scribner’s Sons: New York: 1925, with the nearly impossible to find first printing dustjacket. Every point is present: 1925 is printed on title page; Charles Scribner’s Sons logo appears on the copyright page with no subsequent printing statements; ”chatter” appears on page 60; ”northern” appears on page 119; ”it’s” is printed on line 16 of page 165; ”sick in tired” is found on page 205; ”Union Street station” is mistyped on line 7-8 of page 211. Bound in dark green cloth boards with title and author’s name blind-stamped to front board and gilt lettering to spine. Francis Cugat’s scarce original unrestored first printing dustjacket has the lowercase ”j” in ”jay Gatsby” on the back panel hand-corrected in ink.  Sold for $50,000.

Hammett’s “The Thin Man” Inscribed 1st Edition

Scarce signed and inscribed copy of “The Thin Man” by Dashiell Hammett. New York: Alfred A. Knopf: 1934. First edition, first printing with red variant dust jacket with front flap reviews. Boldly inscribed, “For Dan and Peggy / with my best regards / Dashiell Hammett / New York / Sept. 23, 1934.” A rare copy of Hammett’s hardboiled detective novel which became the basis for the successful film series starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. Minor fading and soiling to decorative green cloth boards (oxidation of green dye that was used in first edition printings has resulted in light green cloth boards). Moderate wear to unclipped dust jacket. Overall, very good condition. Sold for $9,600.

Dashiell Hammett “Thin Man” Signed Book

“The Thin Man” signed and inscribed by Dashiell Hammett. New York: Alfred A. Knopf: 1934. First edition, first printing rare book. Hardcover sans dustjacket. Blue ink inscription on ffep reads: “For Paul Hollister / with best regards / Dashiell Hammett / New York / January 6, 1934.” First printing copy of the very first in Hammett’s iconic series of Nick and Nora detective books, which in turn inspired various movie adaptations, including those starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. Book, measuring 5″ x 7.5″, runs 260pp. Inscription bold and legible, but suffers slightly from ink bleed. Cloth boards feature a stylish theater mask printed in blue ink on the front cover and excellent red and blue spine design. A large but light stain on the front cover and some shelf wear to bottom edges, very mild interior toning, but overall bright. An excellent copy in very good condition. Sold for $9,433.

True First Edition, First Printing of Carolyn Keene’s “Nancy Drew Mystery Stories: The Secret of the Old Clock” — With Highly Sought-After Dustjacket — One of Roughly 12 Known Copies Still in Existence

Very scarce first edition, first printing hardcover of Carolyn Keene’s “Nancy Drew Mystery Stories: The Secret of the Old Clock” with original dustjacket. True 1930A-1 first edition, as verified by Farah’s Guide, 12th printing. Grosset & Dunlap: New York: 1930. Illustrated by Russell Haviland Tandy. “The Secret of the Old Clock” is the first volume in the Nancy Drew series, written under author Mildred Wirt Benson’s pseudonym, Carolyn Keene. All first edition points present: (1) no silhouette of Nancy Drew on the dustjacket; (2) title lettering outlined in black on front board; (3) blank white endpapers; (4) a glossy frontispiece illustration and three glossy internal illustrations by Russell Haviland Tandy; (5) copyright page lists the first three books, “The Secret of the Old Clock,” “The Hidden Staircase” and “The Bungalow Mystery” which were printed around the same time as the start of the Nancy Drew series; (6) copyright page also states: “Other Volumes In Preparation”; (7) post-text ad page states: “This Isn’t All!” followed by ads for various series, including listings for 8 “Hardy Boys” titles, 11 “Ted Scott” titles, a “Famous Rover Boys” ad, 30 “Famous Rover Boys” titles, 33 “Tom Swift” titles, 9 “Don Sturdy” titles and 12 “Radio Boys” titles. Very light dampstaining to original blue boards and an inscription reading: “Bernice Jr. / From / Mother / Xmas 1930″ on front free endpaper. Hardcover book measuring 5.25″ x 7.75” is in very good condition. Scarce dustjacket is in good condition save for the split along fold. A rare opportunity to own one of the most coveted books in the highly popular Nancy Drew series. Sold for $4,350.

Raymond Chandler Signed “Farewell, My Lovely”

Raymond Chandler signed copy of “Farewell, My Lovely.” New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1945. Hardcover with dustjacket, 5″ x 7.5″, 275pp. Inscribed to front free endpaper, “For Maria Mariello, with the hope that she will do much better than I have, Raymond Chandler, May 10, 1945, Hollywood, California.” Damp staining to inner front and back covers leaves faint strip touching several words of the inscription. Light fading & soiling to backstrip. Some chipping & wear to DJ. Very good. Sold for $4,410.

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