A Catalogue Of Crime
by Barzun, Jacques and Taylor, Wendell Hertig
A Catalogue of Crime, by Jacques Barzun and Wendell Hertig Taylor, was first published in 1971; a revised edition was published in 1989 by Barzun after the death of Taylor in 1985. The book was awarded a Special Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America in 1972. In its preface Barzun says: This book is for readers of crime fiction.
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A Catalogue of Crime
by BARZUN, Jacques and Wendell Hertig Taylor
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New York: Harper and Row, 1989. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Revised and enlarged edition.Large octavo. 952pp. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Wonderful detective fiction reference. Item Price
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A Catalogue of Crime: Being a Reader's Guide to the Literature of Mystery, Detection, and Related Genres
by Barzun, Jacques & Wendell Hertig Taylor
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New York: Harper & Row, 1989. Revised. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First printing of this revised and enlarged edtion. 952 pages, index.
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A Catalogue of Crime: Being a Reader's Guide to the Literature of Mystery, Detection, and Related Genres : Revised and Enlarged Edition
by Barzun, Jacques; & Wendell Hertig Taylor
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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… Read more about this item Item Price
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A CATALOGUE OF CRIME
by Barzun, Jacques and Wendell, Hertig Taylor
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New York: Harper and Bro.. Very Good. (1971). Hardcover. Second Impression Corrected. 831 pages. Brown cloth covers with gilt printing to the spine. Previous owner signed at the half title page. Otherwise, Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. . Item Price
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CATALOGUE OF CRIME: Being a Reader's Guide to the Literature of Mystery, Detection, and Related Genres **REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION
by Barzun, Jacques & Wendell Hertig Taylor
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N.Y.: Harper & Row, 1989. First edition thus, so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Over 3400+ entries reviewing the mystery genre.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book. Item Price
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A Catalogue of Crime - Being a readers guide to the literature of mystery, detection, and related genres
by Barzun, Jacques & Wendell Hertig Taylor
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New York: Harper & Row, 1971. 1st edition stated. Hardback in brick cloth boards, in yellow illus jacket.. Fine unmarked, in VG+ unclipped bright jacket.. Almost 3500 listings of detective & crime stories, each briefly described, a classic connoisseurs guide. Bright tight clean crisp copy of HB 1st in bright jacket.
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A Catalogue of Crime
by BARZUN, Jacques and Wendell Hertig Taylor
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New York: Harper and Row, 1971. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. xxxi, 831pp. Fine in lightly worn, just about near fine dust jacket with a vertical crease on the upper flap. Wonderful detective fiction reference. Item Price
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CATALOGUE OF CRIME..;.Being a Reader's Guide to the Literature of Mystery, Detection & Related Genres
by BARZUN, JACQUES & TAYLOR, WENDELL HERTIG
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New York: HARPER & ROW PUB. Good. 1971 VERSO. first edition". HARDCOVER. 6x8". GOOD CONDITION, generally clean, solid copy..scattered minnor distractions. Presentable Spine end, points, edges; gold spine titles ton brick red orange cloth hard covers. Endpapers contain "A TENTATIVE TAXONOMY OF THE pHYLUM dETECTIVE (Mystery Story) on rich vanella paper. ; 831pg thickpg pages;… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Catalogue of Crime: Revised and Enlarged Edition
by Barzun, Jacques & Taylor, Wendell Hertig
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NY: Harper & Row, nd (1989). Black cloth. Light water damage to rear cover (and inside of dj), also rippling last 200 pages else clean tight copy nice dj missing both top fore corners. 8vo. 1st edition so stated. Item Price
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