A CATALOGUE OF CRIME: BEING A READER'S GUIDE TO THE LITERATURE OF MYSTERY, DETECTION, AND RELATED GENRES - REVISED & ENLARGED by Barzun, Jacques & Taylor, Wendell Hertig - 1989

Paperback. Very Good.

UsedVeryGood The cover shows normal wear and tear. .

Harper & Row, 0000-00-00. 2nd (rev & enlarged). hardcover. Used: Good.

Harper & Row, 1989. Revised and Enlarged Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. The "bible of the mystery field,'' this comprehensive guide has 5,045 entires covering novels of detection, crime, mystery, & espionage; short stories & mystery collections/anthologies; magazines, plays, histories of the genre, lives of the writers, & Sherlock Holmes. In 952 pages with Index. Orig. published in 1971 & long out of print, this is the very First Printing of the Second Revised & Enlarged Edition from 1989. With publisher's soft black cloth-covered boards & gilt lettering to spine, the book is actually BRAND NEW, but downgraded to VG+ in a VG+ DJ since there is a vertical slit through the cloth covering the spine & an identical slit to the DJ (taped on the underside). Else, completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages white, & unmarked save for 2 small spots to bottom outside page edges from shelf. The unclipped DJ is : bright & colorful,… Read More

Harper & Row. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. Revised and Enlarged edition. In protective mylar cover. From the collection of Charles Edward Roberts, owner and founder of Wonder Book & Video. With his signature on his personalized bookplate on half title page. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

New York: Harper and Row, 1989. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Revised and enlarged edition.Large octavo. 952pp. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Wonderful detective fiction reference.

Harper & Row, 1989-11-01. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap.

New York: Harper & Row, 1989. Revised. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing of this revised and enlarged edtion. 952 pages, index.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers [1989]. Hardcover. 9.5" x 6.5." First Edition. Inscribed by Barzun on half-title. Black cloth with gilt lettering in yellow illustrated dust jacket. Heavy sunning to spine of dj, some chipping. Light rubbing to binding edges. Previous owner's markings on ffep. Spine cracked between frontispiece and title page. Else, interiors clean and sound. Good. ISBN: 0060157968 . Good. Hardcover .

Harper & Row, 1989. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Clean throughout. DJ faded on spine. In archival cover.