The History of Mystery : Art Fiction Series by Max Allan Collins - 2004

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Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Portland: Collectors Press, 2001. First. hardcover. very good(+). Illustrated profusely in color and in black and white. 196 pages. Large 4to, decorative cloth. Portland: Collectors Press, (2001). First American Edition. A very good(+) copy lacking dust wrapper.<br/> <br/> Research Associates: Matthew V. Clemens, George Hagenauer.<br/> <br/>

Collectors Press, Portland, 2001. Großformatige englischsprachige Hardcoverausgabe mit Schutzumschlag, 196 Seiten mit zahlreichen farbigen Abbildungen. Gutes Exemplar (good Condition).

U.S.A.: Collectors Press, 2001. Book. Fine. FIRST. A FINE FIRST IN DJ..

Collectors Press, 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First edition. Fine/fine condition.

Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Collectors Pr, October 2001. Hardcover. Used Very Good/Very Good. Dust Jacket is clean and intact, with minor edge and corner wear. Dust Jacket is wrapped in mylar Brodart covering, which is removable. Front and back covers have very light edge and corner wear. Spine intact with no creasing or warping. Binding is tight and intact, pages clean and unmarked. We carry new and used books in our storefront. We want you to be satisfied with your purchase. Please contact us if you have questions regarding this item.

Portland, OR: Collectors Press, Incorporated. VG/G. 2001. First American Edition. Hardcover w/DJ. 4to., 196, Light, mottled discoloration/shelf wear on back of dust jacket. .

Portland, Or. : Collectors Press, 2001. First American Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Slight tear to front dw, otherwise as new. Scans available on request.; 196 pages; Description: 196 p. : col. illus. ; 32 cm. Subjects: Detective and mystery stories, American--History and criticism. Series: Art fiction series. Summary: Footprints, a smoking revolver, broken glass . . . Whodunit? Get to the bottom of things with Max Allan Collins, who puts the enigmatic, endlessly fascinating world of the mystery genre under the magnifying glass in THE HISTORY OF MYSTERY. Starting with Edgar Allan Poe's fictional detective Dupin, Collins tracks the modern detective story from its birth in Allan Pinkerton's Memoirs to its fullest flowering in the fiction of Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Ross MacDonald. Collins widens his scope to explore the rich narrative and visual history of… Read More