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Re: RARA-AVIS: _The Maltese Falcon_ in _Black Mask_
> 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.
Yes, they did. You can see a picture of the issue in William Nolan's
biography of Hammett.
I'm not surprised that BLACK MASK didn't feature Hammett on the cover for
two issues in a row. After all, Hammett was not their most popular
contributor (if I recall, in a reader's poll, Carroll John Daly and Erle
Stanley Gardner received more votes than Hammett did).
Frederick Nebel actually isn't bad; Chandler, if I recall, was a big fan
of his work.
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.
Well, if you can find the FIRST installment for that price, I would be
interested myself ...
Matt Stevens
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