Reference from Murder By The Book

Tucson: AZ: Dennis McMillan, 1997. First Edition, November 1997. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, with protective mylar cover.. The definative work on Willeford, Small print run of about 2,000 copies. The gold foil-stamp on the endpapers of the book were made from Charles Willeford's bookplate. From Dennis McMillan, the Publisher --" WILLEFORD"… Read more about this item

Brownwood: Texas: Pecan Valley Press, 1980. 1st ed. A fine copy of this magazine, stapled wraps, with many photos. . Includes article and checklist on John Jakes" books in paperback. The color photos tipped in during article on "Agatha Christie in the Dell Mapbacks" by Bill Lyles are intact. Article on James Avati's art and more. 56 pages. First Edition.… Read more about this item

Brownwood: Texas: Pecan Valley Press, 1982. 1st ed. A fine copy of this magazine, stapled wraps, with many photos. . Includes interview with T.V. Olsen by Joe R. Lansdale. Article and checklist on the series of Avon Classic Crime. The color photo tipped in during article on "Gustave Flaubert's "Salammbo"" by William O'Connell is intact. "Spider Kiss" Recalled by Ace… Read more about this item

NY: Harcourt College Pub, 1974. 1st prtg. Covers show some light creasing, page edges lightly soiled else a near fine copy of trade paperback. This anthology was apparently intended for a college class on detective and mystery fiction--or as it states in the Preface, "a form of popular fiction that is forever concerned with the basic… Read more about this item

N.Y.: Frederick Ungar Publishing, 1988. 5th printing. Ungar Film Library. Trade size paperback in glossy pictorial covers. Covers lightly age toned. Illustrated throughout with b&w film stills. "Here at last is the book on Hitchcock--the underground classic of film criticism that has shaped all subsequent studies of this cinematic giant. "It was first published in 1957,… Read more about this item

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.: Gryphon Books, 1993. 1st edition.. Fine in color dust jacket, in protective mylar cover.. Trade size Paperback Original, fine. 95+pgs. 1 essay on each author and a 4th on the original paperback novel. . First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine/Fine. Trade Paperback Original.

N.Y.: The Free Press, 1990. 1st edition. fine in dust jacket. Gill is a teacher at Harvard, specializing in modern fiction and feminist theory--the roots of her interest in the phenomenally popular British author/playwright. In this sensitive and revealing biography of Agatha Christie, Gillian Gill probes the mysterious private life and motivations of one of… Read more about this item

N.Y.: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., 1998. Oversize trade Paperback Original. First edition. Very light shelfwear else about fineThis handsome volume celebrating women's contributions to crime fiction is chock full of b&w photos and jacket illustrations, stories, interviews, recommended lists, and new information by and about favorite female writers present and past. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine.… Read more about this item

Woodstock: NY: Overlook Press, 1977. Book Club edition. [Originally published in a private, limited, numbered edition by Hammermill Paper Company, for its clients and colleagues in the world of book publishing). Fine in fine dust jacket, in protective mylar cover. 374 pgs. One of the pioneering works on detective fiction. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.… Read more about this item

NY: Ungar, 1985. Oversize Trade paperback, wraps, Includes Bibliography. Spine sunned else about fine. EDGAR AWARD WINNER.. Provides critical analyses of nine spy novels by the English author and examines the development of his literary style. Lewis quotes from interviews with the writer himself to illuminate the various themes of rejection, betrayl, and revenge that make the… Read more about this item

Boston, MA, U.S.A.: G.K. Hall & Co., 1988. 1st edition. Page edges very lightly soiled else a near fine copy in dust jacket. 585 pages. From 19th century classics up to 1985, this complete source book of British Mystery covers more than 1440 titles by 121 authors. Each is fully annotated without giving the ending away.… Read more about this item

N.Y.: Berkeley Book, 1994. 1st pbk printing, May 1994, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine, oversize trade paperback.. Over 200 profiles of authors, plots and titles. Includes indexes by series characters, geography & type of detective. "Mysteries written by women have always been an important part of the genre and have constituted a growing trend… Read more about this item

NY, NY: Taplinger, 1977. 1st edition. Ex-library copy with stamps but in very good condition.. Eric Ambler, Len deighten, Geoffrey Household, John Le Carre, Compton McKenzie, Ian Fleming --- these are just a few of the well-known authors included in this handy reference work. McCormick considers their most important or unusual work, analyzes their role in the… Read more about this item

Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.: Black Lizard Books, 1988. 1st edition. Covers lightly sunned else about fine. 523 pages. MACAVITY AWARD FOR BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL WORK. lA comprehensive survey of series characters created by women authors in crime fiction from 1867 to 1987. This is a specialized catalog listing protagonists from mystery and crime fiction series written by… Read more about this item

Bowling Green: Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1976. 1st edition. A fine, unread copy w/o dust jacket as issued. 10 page introduction with Notes. One of the earlier Literary Criticism works to study Detective Fiction. 23 essays broken down into three sub-divisions: THE GENRE, STYLES and THE GENRE EXTENDED. From the… Read more about this item

Bowling Green: Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1976. 1st printing. A fine, unread copy of this trade size paperback. 10 page introduction with Notes. One of the earlier Literary Criticism works to study Detective Fiction. 23 essays broken down into three sub-divisions: THE GENRE, STYLES and THE GENRE EXTENDED. From the… Read more about this item

Bowling Green, OH, U.S.A.: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1983. 1st printing. Near fine oversized trade paperback. An almost like new copy except for small crease at top edge.. This book includes a chronological listing of issues of the Dime Novel Roundup, which was published for over fifty years. It also features an index to the contents of… Read more about this item

West Warwick: RI: Necronomicon Press, 1980. 1st Priting, so stated, March 1980. With Addendum #2 [4 typed sheets] inserted. A catalog of Lovecraft's personal books. Cover by Jason Eckhardt. Spine lightly sunned else near fine. 91 pages with Addendum. 1st Edition. Pictorial Wrappers, Stapled. Near Fine. Illus. by Eckhardt, Jason. Booklet.

N.Y.: Dover Publications, Inc., 2018. 1st printing. A Fine, unread copy of trade paperback More of the 'worst in mystery fiction. The MACAVITY AWARD WINNER for Best Critical/Biographical Book. 229 pages with Bibliography and Index. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine/No Jacket. Book.

Carmel, IN: The Crum Creek Press, 2006. 1st edition, November 2006, so stated. A fine, unread copy. "What inspires a mystery writer? We asked 100 published writers: Did a mystery set you on your path to being a writer? Is there a classic mystery that remains important to you today?? This book, a follow-up to our two previous… Read more about this item