Twentieth-Century Crime and Mystery Writers
by Lesley Henderson (ed); John M. Reilly; Kathleen Gregory Klein
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- Hardcover
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Chicago: St. James Press, 1991. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 11" by 8.5". None. A reference guide to twentieth-century crime and mystery writers, including a list of writers' works along with a biography and description of their novels. Third edition. Part of the 'Twentieth-Century Writers Series'.Edited by author Lesley Henderson.Two prefaces from the first and third edition to beginning of text, written by John M. Reilly and Kathleen Gregory Klein, respectively. This is a reference guide to the many crime and mystery writers of the twentieth century, and includes over seven-hundred authors. This work provides a brief biography of each writer's life alongside a description of their important novels, followed by a bibliography of their works.Writers are mentioned chronologically and include writers such as Agatha Christie, Ian Fleming, Dick Francis, Cyril Hare, and more. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Minimal edgewear with just a bit of creasing to spine. Light spotting to text block. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed
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- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 807D53
- Title
- Twentieth-Century Crime and Mystery Writers
- Author
- Lesley Henderson (ed); John M. Reilly; Kathleen Gregory Klein
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- St. James Press
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1991
- Size
- 11" by 8.5"
- Keywords
- Twentieth-Century Crime and Mystery Writers bibliography reference modern fiction bibliography agatha christie
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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