The Art Of the Mystery Story

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1946. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Spine lettering a trifle dull else near fine lacking the dust jacket. Publisher's envelope laid in, intended for the collection of related critical pieces that will appear about this volume. The envelope is uncommon.

New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc, 1946. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 545; G/G-; gray/black spine with black and beige text; dust jacket has sun darkening to exterior; chipped spine edges; lightly toned flaps; slight rubbing wear to edges; chipped spine edges to mylar wrap; cloth has mild wear to exterior; lightly bumped tail fore corner; text block has light tone… Read more about this item

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1946. Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket/No Dustjacket. Clean pages except for light toning along foreedge and a few small, gray smudges on the heel edge of the page block; full blue cloth cover shows a bump and wrinkle at the top right front, a faint droplet mark at the front foreedge, some… Read more about this item

New York: The Universal Library / Grosset & Dunlap, [no date]. Softcover. Near Fine. Later printing. Trade paperback. ix, 565pp. Very good with creasing to the corners of the front panel, publisher's price sticker, and foxing to the wrappers.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1946. Book. NF. Hardcover. First Edition. First printing. A NF copy in a VG+ dust jacket with he price of $5.00 intact on the front flap. Includes the "Note to Reader" envelope which was issued with the first edition and lacks index. Scarce and collectible..

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1946. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 545 pages. Hardcover. Cover boards bound in blue cloth, gilt title stamped on spine and front cover. A touch of fraying to top and bottom of spine and corners of covers. Top edge dyed red. Some light age tanning to pages and edges. Binding tight, spine straight. Ogden… Read more about this item

Carroll & Graf Publishers. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

New York: Da Capo Press, 1993. 2nd Edition . Trade Paperback. Near Fine/Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 2nd Edition, w/ new Introduction by Robin W. Winks. Trade PB in illustrated wraps. Near Fine. Light edgewear, black stripe top page edge, toned but supple and unmarked pages. Otto Penzler says, "The most important single work of… Read more about this item

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1983 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Secure binding with clean pages and creases at spine..

Avalon Publishing, 1983. Paperback. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1983-11-01. 2nd, Second Edition. Paperback. Used: Good.

Carroll & Graf. Good. 1992. 2nd, Second Edition. Soft Cover.

Carroll & Graf Publishers, 1983-11-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!