THE ART OF MYSTERY AND DETECTIVE STORIES
by Haining, Peter
- Used
- Condition
- Laminated pictorial boards in dust jacket. Very good
- ISBN 10
- 1555210961
- ISBN 13
- 9781555210960
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Secaucus, NJ: Chartwell Books, 1986. Laminated pictorial boards in dust jacket. Very good. 4to. 176pp., appendix, index. Illustrated throughout in b/w and color, with many cover reproductions. This facscinating book is the first history of the detective story to be told in pictures, drawing on contemporary illustrations from over a century and a quarter of periodicals, magazines and books. Spanning the years from the bloodthirsty Newgate Calendars of the 18th century to the notorious Private Eyes of the 1920s and 30s, this book is a unique and eyecatching compendium of crime, murder and detection. American edition; originally published in 1977 by Souvenir Press under the title Mystery.
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- Bookseller
- Alta-Glamour Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63301
- Title
- THE ART OF MYSTERY AND DETECTIVE STORIES
- Author
- Haining, Peter
- Book Condition
- Used - Laminated pictorial boards in dust jacket. Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1555210961
- ISBN 13
- 9781555210960
- Publisher
- Chartwell Books
- Place of Publication
- Secaucus, NJ
- Date Published
- 1986
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