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Thu 27 Jun

HAMMETT DASHIELL: (1894-1961) - HAMMETT DASHIELL: (1894-1961) American author of hardboiled detective fiction including The Maltese Falcon (1930). Hammett's novels had a large influence on films, particularly in the genres of detective fiction, mystery thrillers and film noir. A good A.L.S., Hammett, two pages (separate leaves), 4to, Alaska, 1st September 1943, to his friend Corporal Isadore Gottlieb. Hammett writes a social letter to his army buddy, stating, in part, ´I´ve been up here about a month, and so far the going isn´t bad. My present spot isn´t what you´d call conveniently located in relation to women and whisky, but I guess you can´t have everything and the air is fresh here. But can you drink double hookers of fresh air with a beer chaser? I don´t know - I´ve never tried. Once in a while I get a spot of news from Monmouth. My bunch seems to have left Sea Girt for Wood again. Treloar is still flubbing the dub and dodging shipment. I don´t know whether I wrote you that Monash beat the game and got out of the army with an honorable discharge. He´s now happily - so Florence writes me - doing radio programs for the OWI......There isn´t any local news that I can give. Rumors about what´s going to happen to us float through the air a dozen a minute since Kiska came back to us - but it´s a long time since I´ve wasted any ink copying down latrinograms´. Accompanied by the original envelope hand addressed by Hammett and signed ( ´Cpl. S D Hammett, 3118358´) by him in the return address panel. Two very small, minor areas of paper loss to the upper edge of each page, VG

Estim. 1 800 - 2 200 EUR

Mon 08 Jul

Lot of about 190 bottles of wine and some spirits including: BORDEAUX - Margaux - Château Marsac Seguinau 1985 BORDEAUX - Margaux - Château Pontet-Chappaz - 1981 BORDEAUX - Margaux - Château Tayac-La-Rauza - 1986 BORDEAUX - Pomerol - Château Beauregard - 1980 BORDEAUX - Saint-Julien - Château la bridane - 1982 BORDEAUX - Margaux - Château de Labourgade - 1990 BORDEAUX - Château les Gauthiers - 1985 BORDEAUX - Saint-Emilion - Les trois couronnes - 1978 BORDEAUX - Montage-Saint-Emilion - Château des moines - 1981 BORDEAUX - Pomerol - Clos Mazeyres COTE DU RHONE - Côte Rotie - Caves Saint Pierre - 1982 GRAN CORONOS - Mas Rabell de Fontenac - Torres family - 1985 BORDEAUX - Lalande de pomerol - Château les gazelles - 1981 PREMIERES COTES DE BORDEAUX - Château de Sadran Quancard - 1988 COTES DE BOURG - Château Moulin des richards - 1990 LUSTRAC-MEDOC - Vieux Château Lalande - 1983 CASTEJA - Pauillac - Château Lynch-Moussas - 1989 BORDEAUX - Saint-Julien - CEO - 1976 MORGON - Bernard Chambon - 1986 SANCERRE - Blanc de blancs - Clos de la poussie - Cordier - 1990 LALANDE DE POMEROL - Château Haut-Surget - 1981 BORDEAUX - Saint Emilion - Château Franc-Mayne - 1983 BORDEAUX - Vieux Château Lamothe - 1990 BORDEAUX - Château La Brioulette - 1983 ANJOU - Anjou red MEDOC - Château la Tour blanche - 1980 ALSACE - Gewurztraminer - late harvest - 1983 BORDEAUX - Vieux Château La Mothe - 1990 POUILLY fumé - 1986 Mas Rabell de fontenac - 1981 ALSACE - Riesling - Arthur Metz ALSACE - Riesling - André Lorentx CHABLIS - La chablisienne - 1983 BARSAC - Château Luau - 1984 GRAVES - Château Olivier - 1976 BORDEAUX - Haut-Médoc - Château Larose-Trintaudon - 1982 BORDEAUX - Margaux - Château Cantenac Brown - 1986 ARSAC - Château du Tertre - 1980 Haut-Médoc - Château Lafon - 1981 Côtes de Bourg - Château La Chevronne - 1982 BORDEAUX - Graves - Château la Tuilerie - 1985 BORDEAUX - Château de Bricard - 1983 BORDEAUX - Listrac-médoc - Château Fourcas Dupré - 1982 Johnnie Walker - Scotch Whisky - 12 years old Bushmills Malt - Whiskey - 10 years old Champagne - Philipponnat brut Champagne Philippe de Langoz - Perle noire - 1995 Old Calvados - J.M Chatel Old Pinaux des Charentes - Château Montifaud Aged Calvados - La flambée Cuvée Jean-Marie Armagnac As is, some bottles without labels or vintages and corroded capsules.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR