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THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES OF THE CENTURY.

THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES OF THE CENTURY.

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THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES OF THE CENTURY.

by [Anthology, signed] Hillerman, Tony, editor. Sara Paretsky, signed

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9780618012671
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Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,, 2000.. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine in a fine black slipcase (no dust jacket, as issued).. Signed, limited first edition. A collection of 46 mystery stories from O. Henry in 1903 and Willa Cather in 1905 to Tom Franklin in 1998 and Dennis Lehane in 1999. Includes selections from Dashiell Hammet, James M. Cain, Raymond Chandler, John Steinbeck, William Faulkner, Joyce Carol Oates, Shirley Jackson, Flannery O'Connor, Stephen King, James Crumley Brendan DuBois, Steven Greenleaf and more. One of only 100 copies SIGNED on the limitation page by the editor, Tony Hillerman. Although not called for, this is also signed by contributor Sara Paretsky. Preface by series editor Otto Penzler and introduction by Tony Hillerman. Biographical notes. xviii, 813 pp.

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Title
THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES OF THE CENTURY.
Author
[Anthology, signed] Hillerman, Tony, editor. Sara Paretsky, signed
Format/Binding
SIGNED hardcover first edition -
Book Condition
Used - Fine in red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine in a fine black slipcase (no dust jacket, as issued).
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red cloth with gilt lettering on the spine in a fine black slipcase (no
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0618012672
ISBN 13
9780618012671
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin,
Place of Publication
Boston:
Date Published
2000.
Keywords
anthology, limited edition
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Mystery and crime fiction anthology;

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