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THE ART OF MYSTERY AND DETECTIVE STORIES - The Best Illustrations from Over a Century of Crime Fiction

THE ART OF MYSTERY AND DETECTIVE STORIES - The Best Illustrations from Over a Century of Crime Fiction

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THE ART OF MYSTERY AND DETECTIVE STORIES - The Best Illustrations from Over a Century of Crime Fiction

by Haining, Peter

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1555210961
ISBN 13
9781555210960
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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 - Edgar Allan Poe; Le Roman Policier; Crime in the Penny Bloods; The Opening of the Case; The Sensational Sleuths; The Master of Detectives; A Rash of Detectives; The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes; The American Crime Fighters; The Arch Villains; The Lady Detectives; The Golden Era; and The Hardboiled Dicks..

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W. Fraser Sandercombe CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
222127
Title
THE ART OF MYSTERY AND DETECTIVE STORIES - The Best Illustrations from Over a Century of Crime Fiction
Author
Haining, Peter
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Printing - First Thus
ISBN 10
1555210961
ISBN 13
9781555210960
Publisher
Chartwell Books
Place of Publication
Secaucus, New Jersey
Date Published
1986
Size
4to
Keywords
gaslight; noir; pulp; hard boiled; police; whodunit; whodunnit; detection; investigation; intrigue; private investigator; p.i.; criminals; sleuth; suspense; thriller; murder; homicide; robbery; shooting; killing; guns; secrets; weird tales;
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