Discovering the Maltese falcon and Sam Spade :  the evolution of Dashiell Hammett's masterpiece, including John Huston's movie with Humphrey Bogart / 
edited by Richard Layman. 
 - Rev. ed. 
 - San Francisco, Calif. :  Vince Emery,  2005. 
 - xiv, 359 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
 - The Ace performer collection ;  v. 2 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-346) and index. 
<br/><br/>Hammett's detective days -- The pulps and the making of the novel -- Magazine and book publication -- Movies, stage, and radio : Hammett's novel in popular culture. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0972589864 (pbk.) 9780972589864 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961.  Maltese falcon. <br/>Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961 --Criticism and interpretation.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Maltese falcon (Motion picture : 1931)<br/>Maltese falcon (Motion picture : 1941)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Spade, Sam (Fictitious character)<br/>Detective and mystery stories, American--History and criticism.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PS 3515 .A4347  / Z59 2005