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Mortal Consequences; A History from the Detective Story to the Crime Novel
by Symons, Julian
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0060141875
- ISBN 13
- 9780060141875
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Harper and Row, Publishers, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Very Good in a Good jacket, unclipped ($6.95), faded at the spine, lightly soiled, bumped with some tears and chips at the edges. Quarter black cloth with beige cloth on the boards, rubbed at the edges and corners. Firmly bound with a slight forward lean, foxed at the edges, former owner's name blacked out on the front endpaper. Symons' historical literary criticism that traces the development of the mystery and suspense genre from Wilkie Collins and Edgar Allan Poe to the authors of the day.
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- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9531
- Title
- Mortal Consequences; A History from the Detective Story to the Crime Novel
- Author
- Symons, Julian
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0060141875
- ISBN 13
- 9780060141875
- Publisher
- Harper and Row, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Mystery Fiction, Detective Fiction, Crime Fiction, Short Story, 19th Century, 20th Century, Literary Criticism
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Woodstock, Illinois
About Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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- Edges
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Jacket
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
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