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RARA-AVIS: _The Maltese Falcon_ in _Black Mask_
There was a small pulp convention in Toronto today, and I went down
and picked up some good stuff (including a first of Charles
Willeford's _The Machine in Ward Eleven_).
One guy had a few _Black Masks_ on his table, and I asked him how much
one with a Hamett story would go for. He pointed at the one I had in
my hand, and said, "Actually, that one has one installment of _The
Maltese Falcon_ in it." But it wasn't listed on the cover! The lead
story was a Frederick Nebel, and who knows about him these days? I
found it very surprising, but maybe they gave Hammett the cover for
the first installment. The dealer was selling it for US $450, which
was about 25 times out of my price range, so I didn't get it. It was
nice to hold it in my hands, though.
Bill
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