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N.Y.: Carroll & Graf, 1991. 1st US edition, August, 1991, About fine in dust jacket. 100 famous mystery writers examine their favorite fictional investigators. "Julian Symons on Sam Spade, Paula Gosling on Rex Stout, Loren D. Estleman on Philip Marlowe, Anne Hart on Hercule Poirot--and 96 other mystery writers on favorite literary detectives, each limned in a short essay appended by a bibliography and edited by Jakubowski (ed., New Crimes, 1990). Mystery lovers will enjoy these generous, generally upbeat homages--many written with appropriate stylistic flourish (e.g., Linda Semple presents her essay on V.I. Warshawski as a ``Surveillance Report'')--and, no doubt, will discover new detectives to pursue, such as Ed Lacy's 1950's black private eye, Toussaint Marcus Moore, profiled here by John Williams..." Kirkus Review . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.
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100 GREAT DETECTIVES: Or The Detective Directory
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N.Y.: Carroll & Graf, 1991. 1st US edition, August, 1991, top and fore edge of pages are spotted and browning else about fine in dust jacket. 100 famous mystery writers examine their favorite fictional investigators. "Julian Symons on Sam Spade, Paula Gosling on Rex Stout, Loren D. Estleman on Philip Marlowe, Anne Hart on Hercule Poirot--and 96 other mystery writers on favorite literary detectives, each limned in a short essay appended by a bibliography and edited by Jakubowski (ed., New Crimes, 1990). Mystery lovers will enjoy these generous, generally upbeat homages--many written with appropriate stylistic flourish (e.g., Linda Semple presents her essay on V.I. Warshawski as a ``Surveillance Report'')--and, no doubt, will discover new detectives to pursue, such as Ed Lacy's 1950's black private eye, Toussaint Marcus Moore, profiled here by John Williams..." Kirkus Review . 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.
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13 MISTRESSES OF MURDER
by Reference) Budd, Elaine. [P.D. James, Amanda Cross, Ruth Rendell, Emma Lathen, Shannon OCork, et al]
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NY, NY: Ungar, 1986. 1st ed. Fine in dj, a study of 13 of the top women writers, incl: P.D. James, Amanda Cross, Ruth Rendell, Margaret Millar, Emma Lathen. , Dorothy Uhnak, Mary Higgins Clark etc. Includes Bibliography.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.
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13 MISTRESSES OF MURDER
by Budd, Elaine. [P.D. James, Amanda Cross, Ruth Rendell, Emma Lathen, Shannon OCork, et al]
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NY, NY: Ungar, 1986. 1st ed. Fine in dj, a study of 13 of the top women writers, incl: P.D. James, Amanda Cross, Ruth Rendell, Margaret Millar, Emma Lathen. , Dorothy Uhnak, Mary Higgins Clark etc. Includes Bibliography.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.
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AGATHA CHRISTIE: The Woman and Her Mysteries
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N.Y.: The Free Press, 1990. 1st edition. fine in dust jacket. Gill is a teacher at Harvard, specializing in modern fiction and feminist theory--the roots of her interest in the phenomenally popular British author/playwright. In this sensitive and revealing biography of Agatha Christie, Gillian Gill probes the mysterious private life and motivations of one of the bestselling authors of all time and discovers a brilliant and eccentric woman whose passionate search for success was balanced by an obsession with privacy. The break-up of Agatha's first marriage to Archibald Christie and her subsequent ten-day disappearance had made headline news. Feeling hunted and wounded by the press, Christie determined never again to let them into her private life. Instead she developed a public persona seemingly tongue-tied and dull which ensured the journalists and the public would let her be. This successful strategy helped to account for a happy second marriage and family life as well as an…
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Arthur Conan Doyle **REVIEW COPY**
by Cox, Don Richard
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London, United Kingdom: Ungar Pub Co, 1985. 1st. Ed. Fine in dust jacket. Review copy with slip laid in. Traces the life and career of the British novelist, examines his historical fiction, mysteries, and fantasies, as well as nonfiction prose, and describes the themes of his work. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.
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BLUES OF A LIFETIME: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CORNELL WOOLRICH
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Bowling Green: OH: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1991. 1st edition, fine in dust jacket. "Blues of a Lifetime" is essential reading for people interested in suspense novelist Cornell Woolrich, author of Rear Window. Woolrichs autobiography includes accounts of his working methods, his family and home, memories of childhood, college experience, and his philosophy of life. The Popular Press edition constitutes the first publication of Woolrich'd autobiography. the typescript had not been fully editied at his death in 1968, when it was discovered in a saftey deposit box by his representatives of Columbia University, his designated heirs. Bassett's editorial decisions have been on a study of the marginalia in the edited typescripts of two novels in Columbia's Cornll Woolrich Archives: "Waltz into Darkness" and "Night Has a Thousand Eyes".. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book.
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BLUES OF A LIFETIME: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CORNELL WOOLRICH
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Bowling Green: OH: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1991. 1st edition, fine in dust jacket. "Blues of a Lifetime" is essential reading for people interested in suspense novelist Cornell Woolrich, author of Rear Window. Woolrichs autobiography includes accounts of his working methods, his family and home, memories of childhood, college experience, and his philosophy of life. The Popular Press edition constitutes the first publication of Woolrich'd autobiography. the typescript had not been fully editied at his death in 1968, when it was discovered in a saftey deposit box by his representatives of Columbia University, his designated heirs. Bassett's editorial decisions have been on a study of the marginalia in the edited typescripts of two novels in Columbia's Cornll Woolrich Archives: "Waltz into Darkness" and "Night Has a Thousand Eyes".. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Book.
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BOARDMAN CRIME AND SCIENCE FICTION 1942-1967: A CHECKLIST OF THE FIRST EDITIONS With a Guide to Their Value by Ralph Spurrier.[The Dragonby Bibliographies #8] ***LIMITED EDITION***
by Greenslade, Lyndsey, Tom Lesser and Richard Williams
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Scunthorpe, South Humberside: GB: Dragonby Press, 1991. !st edition, May 1991. LIMITED to 300 copies. 44 pages includes descriptions of over 700 books and their value. 1st Edition. Card Covers. Fine. Pamphlet.
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THE BORDEN MURDERS: AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY [Limited Edition / Signed]
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Portland: ME: King Philip Pub. Co., 1992. 1st ed. A very fine, unread copy w/o dj as issued. Contains over 200 annotated entries of books, articles, short stories, essays, plays, music, reference and other scarce material. Illustrated and indexed. One of 1,000 numbered copies. SIGNED by the author. Signed by Author. First Edition. Cloth. Fine. Limited Edition.
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THE BOYS FROM GROVER AVENUE: Ed McBain's 87th Precinct Novels
by Reference) Dove, George N.
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Bowling Green: Ohio: Popular Press, 1985. Oversize trade paperback in stiff wrappers. Covers lightly sunned else about fine. The first study of McBain and his highly successful 87th Precinct series. 166 pages with Appendix and Chronology. Ed McBain is a master of tone. He turns his material just a little off-axis. George Doves study of McBains imaginary city is both insightful and realistic. He gets at the heart of this major writer of police procedurals by examining the geography, the day-to-day happenings, and literary quality.. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine. Book.
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BY A WOMAN'S HAND: A GUIDE TO MYSTERY FICTION BY WOMEN
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N.Y.: Berkeley Book, 1994. 1st pbk printing, May 1994, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine, oversize trade paperback.. Over 200 profiles of authors, plots and titles. Includes indexes by series characters, geography & type of detective. "Mysteries written by women have always been an important part of the genre and have constituted a growing trend over the past several years. This book provides information on more than 200 women writers. The editors state that they took 1977 as their starting date because that was the year of the publication of Marcia Muller's first Sharon McCone mystery, Edwin of the Iron Shoes, which is "often considered to have ushered in the era of the modern private eye." Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, and others from the "Golden Age" of mystery are not included. Among the newer writers who can be found here are Linda Barnes, Sarah Caudwell, Elizabeth George, Joan Hess, Lia Matera, and Sharon McCrumb. Coverage is given to…
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The Bedside Companion to Crime **AWARD WINNER**
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Mysterious Press, 1990. 1st U.S. ed. Near fine, owner name at top of pages; in near fine dust jacket lightly rubbed, a few tiny scratches at rear panel. WINNERof the MACAVITY AWARD for Best Critical/Biographical Work. Illustrated with dozens of unusual illustrations including author photos and portraits, magazine drawings, hardcover and paperback book cover art, etc. This entertaining companion to crime fiction gathers together hundreds of facts and foibles from the world of crime writing and presents them in an amusing fashion.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine.
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The Bedside Companion to Crime **AWARD WINNER**
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London: UK: Michael Omara Books, 1989. 1st ed. Near fine, in near fine dust jacket lightly rubbed, small closed tear at head of spine. WINNER of the MACAVITY AWARD for Best Critical/Biographical Work. Illustrated with dozens of unusual illustrations including author photos and portraits, magazine drawings, hardcover and paperback book cover art, etc. This entertaining companion to crime fiction gathers together hundreds of facts and foibles from the world of crime writing and presents them in an amusing fashion.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.
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CATALOGUE OF CRIME: Being a Reader's Guide to the Literature of Mystery, Detection, and Related Genres **REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION
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N.Y.: Harper & Row, 1989. First edition thus, so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Over 3400+ entries reviewing the mystery genre.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.
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A CHECKLIST & BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE FIRST APPEARANCES OF THE NOVELS ANDSHORT STORIES OF STEPHEN KING **SIGNED**
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Providence, Rhode Island: Privately Printed, 1985. 1st ed. Digest size pamphlet, Printed [stapled chapbook] wrappers. One of 1000 numbered copies SIGNED by Haskell. Near Fine copy, very lightly soiled. 44pp.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Card Covers. Near Fine. Chapbook.
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COLLOQUIUM ON CRIME: Eleven Renowned Mystery Writers Discuss Their Work **SIGNED COPY**
by Winks, Robin, (ed) Incl. Tony Hillerman, Robert Parker, Michael Gilbert, Reginald Hill et al...
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New York: Scribners, 1986. 1st edition with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in near fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. INSCRIBED COPY, short inscription at title page "To -- Robin Winks" Eleven famous crime writers offer intriguing insights into how and why they write as they do. Includes: Robert B. Parker, Joseph Hansen, Donald Hamilton, Dorothy Salisbury Davis, Robert Barnard, Rex Burns, James McClure.... Inscribed By the Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.
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CRIMINAL PRACTICES: Symons on Crime Writing 60s to 90s
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London, United Kingdom: Macmillan, 1994. 1st printing, with complete number line beginning with 1. Reading crease else a near fine copy of the trade paperback. A wide-ranging collection of articles, reviews, interviews and essays. Some of the authors that come under Symons microscope are: Dick Francis, P.D. James, Ruth Rendell John le Carre, Raymond Chandler, James M. Cain et al.... First Printing. Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine. Trade Paperback.
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The Cat Who . . . Companion : The Complete Guide to Lilian Jackson Braun's Beloved Cat Who . . . Mysteries--With Plot Summaries, Character Lists, a Moose County Map, and More!
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N.Y.: Berkeley Prime Crime, 1998. First Edition, December 1998 so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1. Oversize trade Paperback. Crease at rear cover else a fine copy. Now newly updated--the complete guide to Lilian Jackson Braun's beloved Cat Who...mysteries--with plot summaries, character lists, a Moose County map, and more! Includes a new quiz and new section on Cat Who...Quotables. With this newly updated compendium, Lilian Jackson Braun's fans will discover in more depth than ever the world of the sleuthing Siamese, quiz themselves on Cat Who...legend and lore, and meet "The Lady Who," in an exclusive interview with Lilian Jackson Braun herself. A fact-packed companion that will please even the most finicky fan, this guide is the next best thing to being in Moose County.. 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. Book.
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Cops and Constables: American and British Fictional Policemen
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Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S.A.: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1986. 1st printing. A fine, unread copy. In both British and American detective fiction the police detective has emerged as a fictional protagonist. However, the American policemen have not achieved the prominence of their British counterparts. It may be that the habitual American irreverence for authority figures has discouraged the introduction of great policeman into mystery fiction.. The thirteen essays in this volume indicate some of the principle elements which appear again and again in both British and American police procedurals. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Fine/No Jacket. Trade Paperback.
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