For Love or Money: The 1957 Anthology of The Mystery Writers of America by Dorothy Gardiner (Selected by) - 1957

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1957. R6 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping, crease, some tears on the edges and corners, some scattered light smudges/stains, scratches, rubbing and scuffing, tanning and light shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners and dents, some chipping on the cover edges, some wrinkling on the spine edges, tanning, and light shelf wear. Contributions by Margery Allingham, Jerome Barry, Lawrence G. Blochman, Christianna Brand, Gladys Cluff, George Harmon Coxe, Bruno Fischer, Morris Hershman, Hilda Lawrence, Margaret Manners, Ellery Queen, Craig Rice, Sidney Rowland, Georges Simenon, C.L. Sweeney, Jr., Lawrence Treat, Thomas Walsh. Although not marked in any way, this copy comes from the personal collection of Otto Penzler, legendary editor and founder of the Mysterious Press, an award-winning icon in the genre. 8.5"x5.75". 233 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.