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THE SPORT OF CRIME
by Waugh, Carol-Lynn Rossel; Greenberg, Martin H.; Asimov, Isaac (editors) (Jon L Breen; Robert Barr; Anthony Boucher; Leo R. Ellis; David Ely; Joyce Harrington; Clark Howard; John Lutz; Ed McBain; John D. MacDonald; Arthur Morrison; Stuart Palmer)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 1566195349
- ISBN 13
- 9781566195348
- Seller
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Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1994. Book. Illus. by Savio Mizzi;. Very Good+. Hardcover. First Hardcover Edition. 8vo. (xii) 386 pp. Quarter-bound in black cloth on black boards; lettered in silver on the spine; headband. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket; no interior markings. Sj art by Savio Mizzi. This anthology contains: Introduction: Sport by Isaac Asimov; Diamond Dick by Jon L. Breen; A Game of Chess by Robert Barr; Coffin Corner by Anthony Boucher; The Great Rodeo Fix by Leo R. Ellis; The Sailing Club by David Ely; The Season Ticket Holder by Joyce Harrington; The Last Downhill by Clark Howard; The Other Runner by John Lutz; Storm by Ed McBain; Dead on the Pin by John D. MacDonald; The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle and Tyre Co. Limited by Arthur Morrison; Tomorrow's Murder by Stuart Palmer; Trojan Horse by Ellery Queen; The Return of Cardula by Jack Ritchie; This Won't Kill You by Rex Stout; Murder on the Race Course by Julian Symons; The Hustler by Walter S. Tevis; Without the Option by P. G. Wodehouse; and The Man Who Pretended to Like Baseball by Isaac Asimov..
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- Bookseller
- W. Fraser Sandercombe
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 226109
- Title
- THE SPORT OF CRIME
- Author
- Waugh, Carol-Lynn Rossel; Greenberg, Martin H.; Asimov, Isaac (editors) (Jon L Breen; Robert Barr; Anthony Boucher; Leo R. Ellis; David Ely; Joyce Harrington; Clark Howard; John Lutz; Ed McBain; John D. MacDonald; Arthur Morrison; Stuart Palmer)
- Illustrator
- Savio Mizzi;
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Hardcover Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1566195349
- ISBN 13
- 9781566195348
- Publisher
- Barnes and Noble Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- baseball; football; horse race; noir; pulp; hard boiled; secrets; murder;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports - General; Mystery and Detective;
Terms of Sale
W. Fraser Sandercombe
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About the Seller
W. Fraser Sandercombe
Biblio member since 2004
Burlington, Ontario
About W. Fraser Sandercombe
We are primarily an Internet-only bookstore, selling on-line for over twenty-three years; our shop can, however, be visited by appointment through an e-mail. We specialize in First Editions and collectible books (and usually have around 500 signed editions in stock at any given moment) ranging through most of the genres: Fantasy; Horror; Science Fiction; Mysteries; and a good selection of Literature; Historical Adventure; History; Outdoors; True Crime; and Assorted Non-fiction. We stock roughly 9000 books and add to our catalogues regularly.
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- Headband
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