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Detective Fiction: Crime and Compromise Paperback - 1974

by Allen R. Stanley; Dick Allen (Editor); David Chacko (Editor)

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  • Title Detective Fiction: Crime and Compromise
  • Author Allen R. Stanley; Dick Allen (Editor); David Chacko (Editor)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 481
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P, New York
  • Publication date June 1974
  • ISBN 9780155174085 / 0155174088
  • Weight 1.18 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.37 x 5.33 x 1.08 in (21.26 x 13.54 x 2.74 cm)
  • Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Library of Congress subjects Detective and mystery stories, Crime in literature
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 73017632
  • Dewey Decimal Code 823.087
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New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1974. Paperback. Good. xiv, 481 p.; 21 cm. Paperback. Former owner's name at head of half title. This anthology was designed for use in a college class on detective and mystery fiction. It includes short stories, selections from novels, two poems, and essays by writers in the genre. Each selection is followed by analytical questions. Includes an appendix: Topics for Writing and Research; and a bibliography: Suggestions for Further Reading. In Good Condition: edges rubbed; corners creased; head of spine strengthened with archival tape; spine slightly soiled; upper corners of last pages lightly creased; pages are clean and tight.
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New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1974. softcover. Very Good: Book VG mild shelf wear to wraps and spine, text clean, binding tight.. 8vo. 481pp. see pictures for contents. #04813.
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