Art Of Mystery and Detective Stories, The

Secaucus, New Jersey: Chartwell Books, 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Printing - First Thus. 4to. 176 pp. Glossy pictorial boards matching the dustjacket; headband; profusely illustrated with magazine drawings. Lightly rubbed on the corners of the dustjacket; previous owner's name inside. The Contents are: Introduction; The Annals of Newgate; The Father of the Detective Story -… Read more about this item

UK: Treasure Press, 1986. 1850511357. Hardback with dust wrapper. 11" x 8½", 176 pages. Very well illustrated in colour and black + white. Excellent condition, VG/VG. .

Book Sales, 1986. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback. Very Good.

Chartwell, 1986. Reprint. hardcover. Fine in a VG dust jacket.

Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell, 1986. Hardcover. FINE/VERY GOOD. 4to. Dust jacket has a faint crease to back cover. Dust jacket is protected in new archival mylar. 175 pages. -- Please feel free to ask for additional information, or detailed photos. US orders ship USPS from Niagara Falls, NY. Canadian orders ship from Ontario. … Read more about this item

London, England: Treasure Press , 1986. A beautiful copy of a hard to find study from the birth of this genre through the hard-boiled 40's. Interiors are tightly bound and unmarked, as are the laminated hard cover boards. Beautifully illustrated. . Reprint. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New Jersey: Chartwell, 1986. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 174 pages; Desc. : 174 p. : chiefly ill. (some col. ) , facsims. ; 28 cm. Subject: Detective and mystery stories - Illustrations.

(Secaucus, New Jersey): Chartwell Books, 1986. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First American edition. Fine in a near fine dustwrapper with the lamination bumpy in places.

London: Treasure Press. As New with no dust jacket. 1986. 1st Thus (Treasure Press Edition). Hardcover. 1850511357 . In the original publisher's fine glossy pictorial laminated boards. No marks to covers. First published by Souvenir Press in 1977. This is the first history of the detective story to be told in pictures, containing over 400 stunning illustrations,… Read more about this item

Chartwell Books, 1986. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. Chartwell Books, 1986. 175p., black and white, color illustrations. 4to. Fine hardcover, Very Good+ d/j with minor shelfwear.

New Jersey; Chartwell, 1986. Second Edition. Hardback. Fine copy in the original colour printed boards. Particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 174 pages; Desc. : 174 p. : chiefly ill. (some col. ) , facsims. ; 28 cm. Subject: Detective and mystery stories -Illustrations.

London: Treasure Press, 1986. First Thus . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Over 400 pictures - many rescued from rare magazines and obscure publications. dj very slightly worn on edges, colour pictorial brds (same as jacket), fine. folio, 176pp. Spans the years from the blood-thirsty Newgate Calendars of the 18th century to the notorious Private Eyes of the… Read more about this item

Paperback. Good.

Book Sales, 1986-11-01. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Book Sales. hardcover. Like New. 10x8x0.

Chartwell Books. Clipped DJ in archival cover. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1986.

Book Sales, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Octopus Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

1986 reprint. Treasure Press - London. 1850511357. The best illustrations from over 100 years of crime fiction, inc a chapter on Sherlock Holmes. Glazed, decorated boards. Near Fine. Lightly rubbed. .