Bloody Murder, From the Detective Story To the Crime Novel

Harmondsworth : Viking, (1985). Second edition : an extensively revised and augmented version of the original 1972 classic study of the genre. Demy 8vo. (262),[ii]pp. Original black boards, blocked and lettered in metallic red; very good indeed in the original black, red and white dust-jacket, just faintly sunned.

New York : Mysterious Press, (1993). Third American edition : a revised and augmented version of the original 1972 classic study of the genre, adding a highly interesting 36pp "Postscript for the Nineties". Demy 8vo (22cm). [xiv],(350),[iv]pp. Original boards; just very slightly bruised, but a very good copy in a just lightly used and slightly nicked dust-jacket.

Penguin, UK, 1985. Soft cover. Condition: Good. Moderate reading wear. Clean interior. .

London, England.: Faber & Faber, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Bloody Murder. From the Detective Story to the Crime Novel: A History. By Julian Symons. Hard covers with dust jacket in very good condition.