HAMMETT, Dashiell. The Glass Key. London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931.

First English Edition (precedes American printing). Original blue cloth. Novel of gambler and racketeer, Ned Beaumont, whose devotion to Paul Madvig, a crooked political boss, leads him to investigate the murder of a local senator's son as a potential gang war brews. Very Good copy lacking jacket, bit of darkening at spine, modest shelf wear.

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