A Catalogue of Crime: Being a Reader's Guide to the Literature of Mystery, Detection, and Related Genres 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, 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.

New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1989. Brand New in a Brand New dust jacket. PERFECT condition. NOT price clipped ($50.00). NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. An invaluable, comprehensive guide to novels and short stories of detection, crime, mystery, espionage; studies, bibliographies and histories of the genre, lives of authors; the literature of Sherlock Holmes; true crime, trials, criminology, cryptography and related works. 5,045 annotated entries. Lists the publisher and date of each 1st edition. Perceptive, witty and trenchant comments on each book's author, content and characters. Sometimes called the "Bible of the Mystery Field." Frequently cited (as COC) in mystery catalogues. (Those who have the 1971 edition or… Read More