Hammett: A Life at the Edge
signed first edition
1983 · New York
by NOLAN, WILLIAM F
New York: Congdon & Weed, 1983. First Edition. Inscribed and signed by the author, William F. Nolan, to fellow writer, Wayne Warga. Inscribed: “For Wayne, Best always - and luck in your career. Keep writing novels! Stay sane! Cheers! Bill, William F. Nolan. Apr. 6, ‘86.” Illustrated. About fine with just a tiny bit of rubbing at the top of the spine in a fine dust jacket. A biography of Dashiell Hammett. Nolan is the author of the science fiction classic, Logan’s Run and Dashiell Hammett. A Casebook. From the library of journalist and novelist Wayne Warga. The youngest editor at Life Magazine at age 25, Warga reported on John F. Kennedy’s race for the Presidency, and went on to cover the Civil Rights movement for the magazine. For many years, Warga was one of the leading writers at the Los Angeles Times where he did in-depth articles and features on writers and people in the arts. Later, Warga became a mystery novelist, creating three well-received bibliomysteries: Hardcover, Fatal Impressions, and Singapore Transfer, featuring Los Angeles rare book dealer, Jeffrey Dean. (Inventory #: 14005E)