Title
Glass Key, The
Subject
Crimes
Threats
Violence
Smoking
Men
Handguns
Raising hands
Hats
fedoras
Description
Ninth printing. Novel originally published 1931.
Black
Blue
A man in suit and hat, cigarette in mouth, warily raises his hands as another man raises a gun toward him.
At head of title on front cover: A Ned Beaumont Mystery
At foot of front cover: Pocket Book Edition, complete & unabridged.
On back cover: This crime didn't pay.
In box on back cover: Send this book to a boy in the armed forces anywhere for only 3¢ postage.
Yellow background with white text box and black text. No graphics.
Blue background with black banner at head and foot
text in red and yellow.
Kangaroo reading a book on back cover.
"pb" in circle on front cover and spine.
Creator
Manso, Leo
Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961
Publisher
Special Collections, University Libraries
State University of New York at Buffalo
Pocket Books
Date
1945
Contributor
Kelley, George, 1949-
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Type
Book covers
Cover (Illustrations)
Mystery fiction
Crime fiction
Image
Still Image
Identifier
5
ECY2629
Date Created
8/24/2005
Date Modified
8/24/2005
Is Part Of
LIB001
Pulp Fiction Cover Art
Pocket Book (211)
Collection
Citation
Manso, Leo and Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961, “Glass Key, The,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed December 15, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/29049.