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I Used to be a Highbrow but Look at Me Now [with 20 rules for detective stories] by Van Dine, S.S. ( pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright) - 1928

by Van Dine, S.S. ( pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright)

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I Used to be a Highbrow but Look at Me Now [with 20 rules for detective stories] by Van Dine, S.S. ( pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright) - 1928

I Used to be a Highbrow but Look at Me Now [with 20 rules for detective stories]

by Van Dine, S.S. ( pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright)

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[New York]: The Crowell Publishing Co. & The American Magazine, 1928. Pamphlet. 38p. includes back cover, 3.25x5.75 inches, caricature of Van Dine on page 25, very good first separate printing, pamphlet in stapled white printed wraps. Autobiographical essay by the detective novelist dealing with the nervous breakdown that prostrated him in 1923 led to his writing mysteries. Originally published the same year in The American Magazine. Only one holding located in OCLC as of 5/2021.
  • Seller Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB US (US)
  • Format/Binding Pamphlet
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  • Publisher The Crowell Publishing Co. & The American Magazine
  • Place of Publication [New York]
  • Date Published 1928

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I Used To Be A Highbrow But Look At Me Now

by S.S. Van Dine ( Willard Huntington Wright )

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Next Chapter Books SC, LLC
Lexington, South Carolina, United States
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Mysterious Press, 2000. PAMPHLET. Collectible; VG. This softcover book is square and tight. The pages are clean, with no markings or folds. The wrappers are bright with no damage to the points and no folds or creases. The condition is Very Good, with very mild mottling to the front cover. Not ex-library. No remainder mark. Second edition, with a limited run of 250 copies.
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I used to be a Highbrow But look at me now

by VAN DINE, S.S

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Used - First Edition of this uncommon pamphlet; 38 pages; fine.
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Peter L. Stern & Company, Inc.
Newton, Massachusetts, United States
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No place of publication [New York]: American Magazine/ Crowell, 1928. First Edition of this uncommon pamphlet; 38 pages; fine.
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