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THE PURSUIT OF CRIME ~Art and Ideology in Detective Fiction
by PORTER, Dennis
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0300027222
- ISBN 13
- 9780300027228
- Seller
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Sherman Oaks, California, United States
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About This Item
CT: Yale University Press, 1981. FINE condition in FINE dust jacket. HARDCOVER. 1981. FIRST EDITION. AS NEW, bound in orange cloth in orange-red pictorial dust jacket. Square and tight, UNREAD, jacket not price clipped. 'Focusing particularly on classic works by Wilkie Collins, Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Georges Simenon, Porter shows how the detective narrative achieves its artistic ends through the erotic management of suspense.'. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.
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- Bookseller
- SCENE OF THE CRIME ®
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000889
- Title
- THE PURSUIT OF CRIME ~Art and Ideology in Detective Fiction
- Author
- PORTER, Dennis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0300027222
- ISBN 13
- 9780300027228
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Place of Publication
- CT
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- NOISBN, Literary Criticism, Detective Fiction, Scene Of The Crime
- Bookseller catalogs
- AUTHOR P~Q~R;
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About the Seller
SCENE OF THE CRIME ®
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About SCENE OF THE CRIME ®
WELCOME to SCENE OF THE CRIME, your online source for Rare and Elusive Books, Collectibles and Ephemera. WE SPECIALIZE in Mystery, Detection, and Related Genres, complemented by a wonderful collection on Travel, Cookery, Needlework, and Horse Racing. As EXPECTED, all items are guaranteed to be as described and signatures authentic. FINE is our highest grade. ALL Dust jackets are covered in archival protective wraps and Softcovers are housed in Archival sleeves. YOUR inquiries are always welcome, just ring or write.
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