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Murder for Pleasure, The Life and Times of the Detective Story, Newly Enlarged Edition by Haycraft, Howard - 1974

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Murder for Pleasure, The Life and Times of the Detective Story, Newly Enlarged Edition

by Haycraft, Howard

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New York: Biblo and Tannen, 1974. Good condition in a Good dust jacket. The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Sharp corners. Previous owner's name marked out on endpaper. Occasional ink underlining and margin lining. 1974. Updated and Expanded edition. Subtitle: "Newly Enlarged Edition with Notes on Additions to a Cornerstone Library and the Haycraft-Queen Definitive Library of Detective-Crime-Mystery Fiction." Illustrated with 16 pages of photos. This reference is frequently cited in the catalogues of booksellers. COC 4316: "An extremely thorough and sensible treatment of its subject." Penzler calls this "the first and best comprehensive history of the genre." A Penzler basic reference tool. Index. Bound in the original maroon cloth, stamped in shiny silver on the spine. Complete with dust jacket.. Updated and Expanded edition. Hardcover. Good condition/Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xxxvi, 409pp. + photos [461 total pages]. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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  • Book Condition Used - Good condition
  • Jacket Condition Good dust jacket
  • Edition Updated and Expanded edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • ISBN 10 0819602167
  • ISBN 13 9780819602169
  • Publisher Biblo and Tannen
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1974
  • Size 8vo. xxxvi, 409pp. + photos [461 total pages]

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New York: Biblo & Tannen, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good +/near fine. Enlarged edition. Maroon cloth boards with silver print and panel on spine. Couple of small scrapes on front board. Crease on bottom corner of latter half of pages, Red and black dust jacket without price but not clipped. Photos, index. 409 pages.
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Murder for Pleasure: The Life and Times of the Detective Story

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Murder for Pleasure, The Life and Times of the Detective Story, Newly Enlarged Edition

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New York: Biblo and Tannen, 1974. Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket. The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1974. Updated and Expanded edition. Subtitle: "Newly Enlarged Edition with Notes on Additions to a Cornerstone Library and the Haycraft-Queen Definitive Library of Detective-Crime-Mystery Fiction." Illustrated with 16 pages of photos. This reference is frequently cited in the catalogues of booksellers. COC 4316: "An extremely thorough and sensible treatment of its subject." Penzler calls this "the first and best comprehensive history of the genre." A Penzler basic reference tool. Index. Bound in the original maroon cloth, stamped in shiny silver on the spine. Complete with dust jacket.. Updated and Expanded Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo.… Read More
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Murder for Pleasure: The Life and Times of the Detective Story (Newly Enlarged Edn)

by Haycraft, H

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Biblio and Tannen, 1974. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:0819602167
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MURDER FOR PLEASURE ~ The Life and Times of the Detective Story

by HAYCRAFT, Howard

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NY: Biblio and Tannen, 1974. FINE condition in NEAR FINE dust jacket. NY. Biblio & Tannen. HARDCOVER. 1974. FIRST PRINTING of Newly Enlarged Edition. SIGNED By Half. AS NEW, bound in mulberry cloth with silver titles in black and red printed dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, dust jacket NOT clipped. Very light rubbing to top edge of dust jacket, else FINE, see image. '..... with Notes on Additions to a Cornerstone Library and the Haycraft-Queen Definitive Library of Detective-Crime-Mystery Fiction.' Illustrated. ~ SIGNED on Front-Free Endpaper by Half of the Author ~ Ellery Queen ~ (Frederic Dannay) ~. Signed by Author. First Printing. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine.
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