Hammett hammers at joint record price
A fine-looking copy of the 1931, US first of The Glass Key by Dashiell Hammett sold right on the low estimate at $60,000 (£46,875) at Christie’s New York (25/20/13.5% buyer’s premium) to match a previous auction high.
Equalling a record set for the last copy in a dust jacket seen at auction, at Swann Galleries in N…