I am starting
a new publishing company, and my first book out next year
will be Lost Stories, a collection of 21 currently
unavailable stories by Dashiell Hammett. Joe Gores has
written an introduction.
I am
restoring Hammett's stories to the original versions that
appeared in magazines before they were edited for reprinting
in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. (Some Hammett originals
were one-tenth longer than the EQMM versions!) With the kind
assistance of Richard Layman, William Nolan, and Bill
Pronzini, I have been able to track down copies of almost all
of the pre-EQMM versions. Unfortunately, now I have hit a
wall and cannot find the first versions of four stories. I
need the help of RARA-AVIS readers.
I will gladly
pay $100 each for Xerox copies of any of these four Hammett
appearances:
. "The Barber and His Wife" (Brief Stories, December
1922)
. "The Sardonic Star of Tom Doody" (Brief Stories, February
1923)
. "Laughing Masks" (Action Stories, November 1923)
. "Itchy" (Brief Stories, January 1924)
I do not need
the magazines themselves. Photocopies will meet my needs just
as well.
Would any
Rara-Avians be able to provide Xerox copies of any of these
stories? Or would you please help me locate a collector or
dealer who might? Thank you.
Vince Emery Specialist in marketing communications Author,
public speaker, teacher, and consultant Box 460279, San
Francisco, CA 94146 USA
vince@emery.com Phone 1.415.337.6000
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