Upset with a book dealer over a Mark Twain edition
Dannay, Fred - Autograph letter signed, two sides of a single sheet. August 1942. Dannay expresses is disappointment to a book dealer about the cost of a copy of Mark Twain's The Stolen White Elephant, pointing out that the condition is no better than another copy he purchased from the dealer for $1. He suggests the dealer keep the extra $ 2.50 and use it as a credit for other books Dannay will buy.
A collector has written "Ellery Queen in the top left corner. The letter is written on Woman's Hospital stationery, and the hospital name and address have been scribbled over in pencil, presumably by Dannay. The book dealer's name has been scratched out and is illegible.
Dannay was co-author, along with his cousin, Manfred Lee, of the long-running book series Ellery Queen.
Upset with a book dealer over a Mark Twain edition
Dannay, Fred - Autograph letter signed, two sides of a single sheet. August 1942. Dannay expresses is disappointment to a book dealer about the cost of a copy of Mark Twain's The Stolen White Elephant, pointing out that the condition is no better than another copy he purchased from the dealer for $1. He suggests the dealer keep the extra $ 2.50 and use it as a credit for other books Dannay will buy.
A collector has written "Ellery Queen in the top left corner. The letter is written on Woman's Hospital stationery, and the hospital name and address have been scribbled over in pencil, presumably by Dannay. The book dealer's name has been scratched out and is illegible.
Dannay was co-author, along with his cousin, Manfred Lee, of the long-running book series Ellery Queen.
