Dashiell Hammett
65 copies for sale · $20–$65,000 · 33 first editions · 2 signed
Notable copies for sale
Red Harvest (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$60,000
The Thin Man (first edition, signed) — Burnside Rare Books$65,000
RED HARVEST (first edition) — L. W. Currey$2,250
The Glass Key (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$350
THE MALTESE FALCON (first edition) — Type Punch Matrix$36,000
Red Harvest (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$3,000
THE GLASS KEY (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$2,998
The Maltese Falcon (first edition) — Burnside Rare Books$2,500
Thin Man (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$2,000
THE CONTINENTAL OP (first edition) — L. W. Currey$75
The Dashiell Hammett Story Omnibus (first edition) — Adrian Harrington Rare Books£65
Woman in the Dark (first edition) — Between the Covers$20
Works on the market
The Thin Man4 copies · $1,250–$65,000
Maltese Falcon4 copies · $150–$22,500
Red Harvest3 copies · $900–$60,000
THE MALTESE FALCON3 copies · $1,800–$36,000
THE GLASS KEY3 copies · $150–$2,998
The Thin Man3 copies · $150–$2,000
The Glass Key3 copies · $75–$1,200
The Maltese Falcon2 copies · $450–$4,000
RED HARVEST2 copies · $925–$2,250
The Thin Man2 copies · $500–$1,250
The Dain Curse2 copies · $20–$1,000
The Dain Curse2 copies · £800–£975
FIVE COMPLETE NOVELS : ; Red Harvest, the Dain Curse, the Maltese Falcon, the Glass Key, a2 copies · $48–$83
THE BIG KNOCKOVER2 copies · $71–$73
THE CONTINENTAL OP2 copies · $37–$73
Red Harvest1 copy · £97,500
THE THIN MAN1 copy · $25,000
Secret Agent X-9. Book 21 copy · $500
THE MALTESE FALCON; Franklin Library1 copy · $473
Market context
28 copies of Dashiell Hammett's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $50 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).
Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):
The Maltese Falcon, first edition, New York, 1930. (forum, 2026-07-02)£460
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