{"product_id":"the-maltese-falcon-field-notes","title":"The Maltese Falcon -- Field Notes","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"heading-a\"\u003eON THE CASE\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Field Notes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur winter release for 2025, The “1943” Edition, honors, and is inspired by, one of the most ambitious cultural initiatives in United States history: the Armed Services Editions of popular books published and distributed to troops on the battlefields of World War II. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"l-product-page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"l-product-page__main js-rich-page-content\"\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"img--full\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"loading loading--img\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"loading__animation\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/mf_and_ase2.jpg?ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;s=a43512fcb5f2eac942e23522b025d1e8\" class=\"js-image-popup img__popup-link\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Mf and ase2\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/mf_and_ase2.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;s=968771453ca7f314280b8d41c6cae0fa\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/mf_and_ase2.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=400\u0026amp;s=c28a587ab4f8735086ee11d016b375d2 400w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/mf_and_ase2.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;s=968771453ca7f314280b8d41c6cae0fa 600w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/mf_and_ase2.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;s=7461d37931f1d82cd1e8532b650a92e5 1000w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/mf_and_ase2.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=2000\u0026amp;s=86b3bba59118e991ce86fbc572096609 2x\" sizes=\"700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/mf_and_ase2.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=400\u0026amp;s=c28a587ab4f8735086ee11d016b375d2 400w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/mf_and_ase2.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;s=968771453ca7f314280b8d41c6cae0fa 600w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/mf_and_ase2.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;s=7461d37931f1d82cd1e8532b650a92e5 1000w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/mf_and_ase2.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=2000\u0026amp;s=86b3bba59118e991ce86fbc572096609 2x\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rich-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese publications, designed to be lightweight, inexpensive to produce, and easy to carry, became extremely popular with deployed soldiers and sailors. Between 1943 and 1947, more than 120 million copies representing over 1,200 titles were printed and distributed to troops in theater. They were read, passed along, bartered for, and hoarded by servicemen around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rich-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOTE:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eFor lots more about this amazing chapter in the history of American publishing and design,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.com\/podcast\"\u003elisten to a new episode of our Staple Day Podcast\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat features a chat with Molly Guptill Manning, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/products\/when-books-went-to-war-molly-guptill-manning?variant=39934915543074\"\u003eWhen Books Went to War\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe definitive account of the history of Armed Services Editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"img--full\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"loading loading--img\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"loading__animation\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/Falcon_spread.jpg?ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;s=f042ca085808ca8218cb5786a9c6d231\" class=\"js-image-popup img__popup-link\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Falcon spread\" class=\"lazyautosizes lazyloaded\" data-sizes=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/Falcon_spread.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;s=a6c7de98f48a44ea80570303e414b45e\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/Falcon_spread.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=400\u0026amp;s=a3e6a9749feac061e5f249a61dde49db 400w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/Falcon_spread.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;s=a6c7de98f48a44ea80570303e414b45e 600w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/Falcon_spread.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;s=6d5585a36b529038eac15088f584c9eb 1000w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/Falcon_spread.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=2000\u0026amp;s=93379bd7c25ab03fd13343a7863433e1 2x\" sizes=\"700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/Falcon_spread.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=400\u0026amp;s=a3e6a9749feac061e5f249a61dde49db 400w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/Falcon_spread.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=600\u0026amp;s=a6c7de98f48a44ea80570303e414b45e 600w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/Falcon_spread.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=1000\u0026amp;s=6d5585a36b529038eac15088f584c9eb 1000w,\n      https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.imgix.net\/images\/Falcon_spread.jpg?auto=format\u0026amp;fit=crop\u0026amp;ixlib=php-4.1.0\u0026amp;q=55\u0026amp;w=2000\u0026amp;s=93379bd7c25ab03fd13343a7863433e1 2x\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rich-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhile the ASE catalog contained many mystery novels, Dashiell Hammett’s landmark 1929 hardboiled detective story,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Maltese Falcon\u003c\/em\u003e, never made the cut. We feel like that was an oversight. So for the first time, our Field Notes Brand Books imprint is publishing the original text of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Maltese Falcon\u003c\/em\u003e, as serialized in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Mask\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emagazine, in the Armed Services Edition format. It’s the first new ASE since the program was ended in 1947. A copy of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFalcon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis included free in winter shipments to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/fieldnotesbrand.com\/limited-editions-archive\"\u003eour year-long subscribers\u003c\/a\u003e. It’s also available for purchase separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rich-text\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"heading-b\"\u003eSIDEWAYS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ASE books were published in a unique, horizontal format which made them lovely as objects and eminently readable as books. 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