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From The Memoirs of a Private Detective Typed letter signed, one page on the printed letterhead of “The Lombardy” in New York City. May 31, 1934, he writes to Mr. Groff Conklin: “What ever happened to the Smart Set anthology you wrote me about last winter? Sincerely yours, Dashiell Hammett.” The letter is hard bound along with “From the Memoirs of a Private Detective” by Dashiell Hammett, four pages. These pages are from “The Smart Set Anthology” edited by Groff Conklin and Burton Roscoe. Groff Conklin (1904-1968) was a leading science fiction anthologist and editor. In 1934, Conklin and Roscoe published “The Smart Set Anthology”. It was the first collection of stories from the important magazine title “The Smart Set.” This particular item was bought in March 1945 of the sale of Groff Conklin books at City Book Auction. Some of the letters of Hammett than have reached the market are simply signed with his initials. Letters signed in full can be considered quite scarce. In excellent condition and one of a kind................................ $4,750.00    |