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In 1977 Don Herron began leading The Dashiell Hammett Tour, now the longest-running literary tour in the nation. On this site you’ll find information on current walks — dates, where to meet, arranging tours by appointment — plus a hard-boiled blog with news, reviews of books and film, and a dash of noir.
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Monthly Archives: August 2019
Rediscovered: H. Bedford Jones
What do you think? Can Brian Leno deal the hand on yet another weekend of autograph excitement? Looks like it. He just popped in enough material to bury me for an hour or so, noting, “A fun morning for me, … Continue reading
Posted in Lit
Tagged Argosy, Autographs, Brian Leno, Donald M. Grant, Frank A. Munsey, H. Bedford-Jones
Rediscovered: Now You’ll Need Two Issues
Just heard from John Haefele, who just heard from Firsts, that they broke his coverage of Modern Era Arkham House Ephemera in twain — the new September/October issue will have his essay covering the subject, BUT (a big but) the … Continue reading
Two-Gun Bob: Once Again, Lovecraftians Beat Us to the Punch!
Might as well keep the cover images for recent magazine appearances for John D. Haefele rolling along. Just put up the cover for the new issue of Firsts with his history and checklist of Arkham Ephemera: The Modern Years. And somewhat recently presented … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, News, REH
Tagged Crypt of Cthulhu, Dave Schultz, Dirk Mosig, Edward P. Berlund, Eric Carlson, John D. Haefele, L. Sprague de Camp, Morgan Holmes, Poe, Sam Gafford, Stan Sargent, Wilum Hopfrog Pugmire
Rediscovered: Arkham House Ephemera, the Modern Years
Ah, just in time for Halloween, but you can order it now — the September/October 2019 issue of Firsts: The Book Collectors Magazine, notable for including the first comprehensive checklist of Arkham House ephemera, Modern Era, ever published. And this list … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, News
Tagged Arkham House, August Derleth, Book Collecting, Donald Wandrei, Firsts, James Turner, John D. Haefele, Peter Ruber
Rediscovered: Faust/ Brand/ Urial
Pulp fans need no introduction to the name Frederick Faust — better known by his penname Max Brand. Or his penname Evan Evans. The guy wrote so much, so fast, he needed a ton of pennames. The guy — who attended U.C. … Continue reading
Posted in Lit
Tagged All-Story, Autographs, Frank A. Munsey, Frederick Faust, Henry Urial, Kevin Cook, Max Brand
Rediscovered: A Woolrich Slugfest
Weekend after autograph weekend, I like to think of my two main Autograph Hounds — Brian Leno and Kevin Cook — as a pair of boxers, circling each other in the ring. Bursting out with sudden bruising jabs. A Seabury Quinn … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Lit
Tagged Autographs, Brian Leno, Cornell Woolrich, Frank A. Munsey, Kevin Cook, PulpFest, Walker Martin
Rediscovered: The Don Grant “Time-Lost”s, and Others
Some more commentary on last weekend’s autographs rolled in, with Kevin Cook stating: “Great to finally see an Arthur O. Friel autograph. Congratulations to Brian for tracking that one down.” But Kevin adds, “I hope that Brian realizes that the Time … Continue reading
Rediscovered: Autograph Hound Brian Leno on a James Ellroy Autograph
Last weekend’s autos prompted some response worth noting — for example, our resident Autograph Hound Brian Leno, who writes: “I saw an Ellroy signed book at a sale. “It said ‘Autographed Copy’ on a sticker on the book cover. “Saw … Continue reading
Rediscovered: Much More Ellroy
For Autograph Hound Super-Sunday our new guy Jeff Mariotte decides to let it all — or a huge chunk of it — hang out. I’m pretty sure he wasn’t kidding when he said he had a large collection of post-1980 crime writer … Continue reading
Rediscovered: “Time-Lost”
Brian Leno continues his Ubi Sunt invocations from yesterday: “My copy of The Pathless Trail. “Great Jeff Jones cover. “Even after picking up thousands of books I still know where my ‘Time-Lost’ series is. Still in my study, still readily … Continue reading
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Tagged Arthur O. Friel, Book Collecting, Brian Leno, Centaur Books Time-Lost Series, Jeff Jones