London: Souvenir Press, 1993. 368pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Plain blue boards undamaged. Small, faint edge-stain to several leaves, else pages clean and unmarked. Illustrated dustjacket minimally sunned on spine (title unaffected). "The unsurpassed Irish talent for story-telling is superbly evident in this anthology of some of the best detective stories by Irish writers to appear over the last 150 years . . . Each story is prefaced by a short biography of the writer, and the whole collection cannot fail to provide a substantial feast of enjoyable suspense, intrigue and intellectual challenge." Book weight approx. 560g.. First Edition. Hardcover and Dustjacket. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Diversity Books, IOBA (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 010773
Title: GREAT IRISH DETECTIVE STORIES
Author: Haining, Peter (Edited by)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0285631462
ISBN 13: 9780285631465
Publisher: Souvenir Press
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1993
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: CRIME FICTION, DETECTIVE IRELAND, ANTHOLOGY, WILLIAM TREVOR, NICHOLAS BLAKE, FLANN O'BRIEN, BRENDAN BEHAN, SEAN O'FAOLAIN, LIAM O'FLAHERTY, EDMUND CRISPIN, MORE
Bookseller catalogs: Fiction- Crime; Short Stories;

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