Tales of Terror and Detection (Dover Thrift Editions)
by POE, EDGAR ALLAN
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0486287440
- ISBN 13
- 9780486287447
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Dover Publications, 1995. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Unabridged. Clean, bright, purple cover with cream titles, slight wear to corners; glued binding solid and tight; internals very clean and free from any markings, no creasing, Pages toned. Edgar Allan Poe, 1809-1849, father of the horror story, and undisputed master of the American Gothic horror story, is a genius in tales of death, terror, evil and perversity, creating chilling nightmares permeated by mysterious forces, grotesque creatures and hallucinastions. There are five such stories in this anthology: "The Mystery of Marie Roget" and "The Purloined Letter", recount the exploits of C. Auguste Dupin, the first important fictionalized detective; "William Wilson", a chilling tale of crime and evil; and "MS Found in a Bottle" and "The Oblong Box", tales of unease, then dread, then outright terror. 96 pages. 5.2 x 8.25 inches. 1995, Dover Publications, New York, New York,
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023552
- Title
- Tales of Terror and Detection (Dover Thrift Editions)
- Author
- POE, EDGAR ALLAN
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0486287440
- ISBN 13
- 9780486287447
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 12mo - over 6
- Keywords
- CLASSICS GOTHIC HORROR STORY DEATH TERROR PERVERSITY PSYCHOLOGICAL FICTION HALLUCINATIONS
- X weight
- 0 oz
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