Death Strikes a Discord (Original Typescript of a Short Detective Story, Circa 1940s)

A[ugustus] Boyd Correll

Published by A. Boyd Correll Undated, Laguna Beach, California

About this Item

Consists of 17 loose typescript pages bound together with one paperclip in the upper left corner. 28 cm. Pencil notation (most likely by Correll) to the first page that reads, "Sold / Leo". The typescript contains hand corrections throughout. Augustus Boyd Correll, born in South Carolina, was a newspaper columnist, a writer for Walt Disney and an author of numerous magazine short stories that were published in the major detective pulps of the 1940s-50s. In good condition. Pages age-toned and slightly brittle. Moderate edge wear/chipping to the pages. The last page has detached from the staple.

Seller Inventory # 3510

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Death Strikes a Discord (Original Typescript of a Short Detective Story, Circa 1940s)
• Publisher: A. Boyd Correll Undated, Laguna Beach, California
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mystery & Crime