| Author | Dashiell Hammett |
| Publisher Series | Vintage Crime |
| Imprint | Vintage Books |
| Publisher | Random House, Inc., Random House Of Canada Limited* |
| Copyright Holder | Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. |
| Designed by | Debbie Glasserman |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | Keith Sheridan Associates, Inc. |
| Cover photo | Raymond Meier |
| Series | The Continental Op |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | New York; Canada |
| Copyright | 1928 |
| Copyright | 1929 |
| Copyright Renewed | 1957 |
| This Edition Published | 1989-07 |
| Pages / Font | 231 pages |
| Other | PZ3.H1884Dai 16 |
| Library of Congress Classification Number | PS3515.A4347 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification Number | 813'.5'2 72-1755 |
| ISBN | 0-679-72260-2 |
| Price | U.S. $14.00 |
| Price | Can $16.00 |
| Barcode | 9780679722601 |
| EAN 5 | 51400 |
| Notes | Vintage Books Edition, July 1989. |
