Hammett, Dashiell (Author - 1894 - 1961); Ellery Queen (Editor, Writer of introduction - Ellery Queen is a pseudonym created in 1928 by the American detective fiction writers Frederic Dannay (1905–1982) and Manfred Bennington Lee (1905–1971); Lawrence E. Spivak (Publisher - 1900 -1994);.George Salter (Cover designer)

They can only hang you once : and other stories : originally published under the title The adventures of Sam Spade. Mercury Book no. 131. Original printing.

New York: The American Mercury : Lawrence E. Spivak, Publisher, 1949. 8vo. 13.4 x 18.8cm. Original wraps; defects on spine without loss, small loss in upper right corner. .....

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:
1564901: Physical Description:
125 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 19 cm.....


"The best 35[cent] mysteries"--Cover
Introduction by Ellery Queen
Cover design by George Salter
"[First edition], second printing"--Layman
Published 1949; see Layman
Publisher's advertisements on pages [126]-[127]; "Memo from publisher": page [128] (announcing a price increase from $0.25 to $0.35 with this title). Item #51-7026

Price: $100.00