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Lot #614
James M. Cain

“She was a friend of my wife…and one by one they drop off”

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“She was a friend of my wife…and one by one they drop off”

American novelist (1892–1977) best known as the author of such crime/noir classics as The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity. TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, personal letterhead, February 14, 1971. Letter to a friend. In part: “Many thanks for the card, announcing the death of Miss Shier—though I can imagine nothing I could want less to receive. She was a friend of my wife, Florence Macbeth, the singer, and one by one they drop off.” In very good condition, with intersecting mailing folds, one through a single letter of signature, and a bit of light wrinkling and toning. RRAuction COA.

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  • Dates: #380 - Ended December 07, 2011