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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: David R Godine Pub, 1994. 1ST. ED. FINE/FINE. A study of the crime novel, concentrating on Stendhal, Dickens, Conrad, Conan Doyle, Kipling, Chandler, Sayers and Simenon.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Grossman Publishers, 1976. 1st ed. Page edges very slightly darkened else fine in dust jacket. An inquiry into the lives of the masters of suspence: John Buchan, Wilkie Collins, G.K. Chesterton, Raymond Chandler, Graham Greene, Georges Simenon, Alfred Hitchcock and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

NY: Ungar, 1984. 1st printing of the Trade paperback edition. Includes Bibliography. Light soiling to covers else about fine. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Paperback Original.

Woodstock: NY: Overlook Press, 1977. Book Club edition. [Originally published in a private, limited, numbered edition by Hammermill Paper Company, for its clients and colleagues in the world of book publishing). Fine in fine dust jacket, in protective mylar cover. 374 pgs. One of the pioneering works on detective fiction. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

Woodstock: NY: Overlook Press, 1977. 1st ed, thus. 1st hardcover edition. [Originally published in a private, limited, numbered edition by Hammermill Paper Company, for its clients and colleagues in the world of book publishing). Light wear at edges else about fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover, sunned along edges, one small nick at head. 299 pgs. One of the pioneering works on detective fiction. First Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Book.

Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.: Gryphon Books, 1993. 1st edition.. Fine in color dust jacket, in protective mylar cover.. Trade size Paperback Original, fine. 95+pgs. 1 essay on each author and a 4th on the original paperback novel. . First Edition. Trade Paperback. Fine/Fine. Trade Paperback Original.

Bowling Green: Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1976. 1st printing. A fine, unread copy of this trade size paperback. 10 page introduction with Notes. One of the earlier Literary Criticism works to study Detective Fiction. 23 essays broken down into three sub-divisions: THE GENRE, STYLES and THE GENRE EXTENDED. From the opening essay: "Sophicles and the Rest of the Boys in the Pulps: Myth and the Detective Novel" to the final "Ishmael Reed's Neo-Hodoo Detection" these essays cover the breathe and scope of detection fiction. . First Printing. Printed Wrappers. New/No Jacket. Book.

Bowling Green: Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1976. 1st edition. A fine, unread copy w/o dust jacket as issued. 10 page introduction with Notes. One of the earlier Literary Criticism works to study Detective Fiction. 23 essays broken down into three sub-divisions: THE GENRE, STYLES and THE GENRE EXTENDED. From the opening essay: "Sophicles and the Rest of the Boys in the Pulps: Myth and the Detective Novel" to the final "Ishmael Reed's Neo-Hodoo Detection" these essays cover the breathe and scope of detection fiction. 290 pages.. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. New/No Jacket. Book.

N.Y.: Ungar, 1981. 1st prtg. oversize wraps, as new. First full-length study of Sayer's detective fiction. Includes bibliography. A detailed discussion of Sayers' detective fiction traces themes in her works and offers background information concerning their creation. 1st Prtg. Pictorial Cover. Fine. Trade Paperback.

N.Y.: Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc., 1998. Oversize trade Paperback Original. First edition. Very light shelfwear else about fineThis handsome volume celebrating women's contributions to crime fiction is chock full of b&w photos and jacket illustrations, stories, interviews, recommended lists, and new information by and about favorite female writers present and past. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine. Illus. by Cross, Gail. Book.

Bowling Green, OH, U.S.A.: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1983. 1st printing. Near fine oversized trade paperback. An almost like new copy except for small crease at top edge.. This book includes a chronological listing of issues of the Dime Novel Roundup, which was published for over fifty years. It also features an index to the contents of the Dime Novel Roundup. . First Printing. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8 1/2" x 11". Book.

Continuum NY 1990 1st ed. Fine in dj, the first full-length study of Ambler's life and work. Includes Bibliography.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. 1st ed. Oversize wraps. A compendium of police work, full of wry humor about the contrast of true crime with fiction. Heavilly illus. 228 pps.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Trade Paperback.

N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. 1st ed. Oversize wraps. A compendium of police work, full of wry humor about the contrast of true crime with fiction. Heavilly illus. 228 pps.. First Edition. Pictorial Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Trade Paperback.

Secaucus, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Citadel Press, 1991. 1st prtg. Near fine copy of this large, oversized paperback. 253 pages, Heavilly illustrated. Addresses the continuing appeal of the literary detective turned film hero, chronicling his screen career from sixty-second film to television movies and appraising Holmes' milieu and cinematic impersonators. 1st Prtg. Pictorial Wrappers. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Bowling Green, OH, U.S.A.: Popular Press Bowling Green University, 1980. 1st ed. Fine in very lightly rubbed dust jacket, in protective mylar cover. Study and analyses of Agatha Christie work and her impact on the Mystery genre. If you want to learn how to construct a detective story this would be a good place to start. The Queen of Crime's techniques of plot construction, characterisation and list of golden rules are explored thoroughly and entertainingly. Includes notes, bibliography and index. 232 pages. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

Westport: CT: Greenwood Press, 1994. 1st ed. Fine, decorated boards w/o dj as issued. A comprhensive bio-critical dictionary evaluates 117 women mystery writers & over 1,000 novels.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. Book.

N.Y: Coward, McCann NY 1982, 1982. 1st ed. Fine in dj. Boldly SIGNED by Pronzini at front endpaper. An affectionate guide of the `worst' in mystery fiction. Introduction by Ed McBain. Great fun . Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Book.

N.Y.: Mysterious Press, 1994. 1st edition, April 1994, so stated with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover.. AGATHA AWARD NOMINEE for Best Biographical / Critical work. For half a century, she was the best-known, best-loved, and best paid writer America [NOT just mystery writer, but writer] had ever known. Her novels were bestsellers, her plays had successful runs on Brodway as Rinehart became one of the most charismatic and most celebrated women of the century. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. Book.

Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S.A.: Bowling Green State Univ Popular Press, 1987. 1st ed. Fine in lightly used dust jacket. Fifteen essays. MYSTERY FICTION although essentially the same in all its national varieties nevertheless comes in several types and several wrappings. The present study of American, Australian and Canadian detective fiction concerns literature which speaks in the ways of heroes and humanities about the human condition. All authors studied here, to one degree or another, demonstrate their concern with human society, some more strongly than others, but all with their eyes on the human situation and human existence. At times these studies lean toward the tragic in their outlook and development. In all instances they center on the humanistic. Yet all are writers of significant importance. Arthur Upfield, for example, is an author who towers above nearly all other writers of detective fiction. His Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte-called Bony-is one of the two or three more… Leer más