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MURDER FOR PLEASURE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE DETECTIVE STORY .. by Haycraft, Howard - 1941
by Haycraft, Howard
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MURDER FOR PLEASURE: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE DETECTIVE STORY ..
by Haycraft, Howard
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New York, London: D. Appleton-Century Company Incorporated, 1941. Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii-xiii [xiv] xv-xviii [1-2] 3-409 [410-412: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], seventeen inserted plates, cloth. First edition, first printing with "(1)" at base of text on page 409. The first book about detective fiction as a literary form to be published in the United States. A landmark study. "An extremely thorough and sensible treatment of its subject." - Barzun and Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime (1989) 4316. Gold lettering on spine panel tarnished, a very good copy in poor chipped and soiled dust jacket. (#64082)
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- Publisher D. Appleton-Century Company Incorporated
- Place of Publication New York, London
- Date Published 1941
- Keywords Mystery & Crime; (Reference)
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Murder for Pleasure: The Life and Times of the Detective Story
by Howard Haycraft
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- Used - General
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- Paperback
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Murder for Pleasure: The Life and Times of the Detective Story
by Haycraft, Howard
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Carroll & Graf Pub, 1984-01-01. paperback. Good. 5x1x8.
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Murder for Pleasure : The Life and Times of the Detective Story
by Howard Haycraft
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Avalon Publishing, 1984. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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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
by Haycraft, Howard
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New York: Carroll & Graf Pub. Stated First Carroll & Graff edition. M13 . Near Fine. Soft cover. First Thus. 1984.
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Murder for Pleasure: The Life and Times of the Detective Story
by Haycraft, Howard
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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
by Haycraft, Howard
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Carroll & Graf Pub, 1984. Book. Good. Soft cover. Name on first page; interior pages unmarked. Stress lines on spine. Covers moderately worn. Small scarred spots on inside front cove and first pagr. Binding firm..
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Murder for Pleasure
by Haycraft, Howard
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Murder for Pleasure: The Life and Times of the Detective Story
by Haycraft, Howard
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- ISBN 13
- 9780486829302
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