American novelist (1892–1977) best known as the author of such crime/noir classics as The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity. Vintage pearl-finish 7.25 x 9.5 portrait of Cain paging through a book, signed and inscribed in fountain pen “To William Targ, With a yo-heave-ho & a hey-money-money, James M. Cain, Dec. 11, 1943.” In very good condition, with a noticeable central horizontal crease, light crazing to the emulsion, and a small tear to the top edge, slightly affecting the top of the inscription. Cain is especially rare in signed photos. RRAuction COA.
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