Congratulations to Terrill Lankford--great story. Post the
address of your store.
The best bargain story is not mine, but I heard it from the
man. I'm sure others have heard it too--it's got to be at the
top of hard-boiled purchasing annals--so correct me if I'm a
bit off. Some time in the 1980s, I think, Dennis McMillan
bought a copy of The Hard-Boiled Omnibus for something
like
$7 or $9. As soon as he had completed his transaction, he
showed the store owner the title page, which had been
inscribed from Shaw to Hammett. I believe he later sold the
book to Penzler for a tad more than he had paid. Doug
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