BEST DETECTIVE STORIES OF THE YEAR -- 1956
by Cooke, David C., Editor
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Canandaigua, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1956. First Edition, First Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. A collection of mystery and detective short stories published in mid-20th century magazines such as "The Saturday Evening Post," "Manhunt," and "Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine." Authors include Craig Rice, Evan Hunter, Richard Deming, Stanley Ellin and Rufus King. Light blue boards and 252 pages of text are clean and unmarked, tight and square though text is considerably age-tanned. Sorry, no jacket.
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- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004780
- Title
- BEST DETECTIVE STORIES OF THE YEAR -- 1956
- Author
- Cooke, David C., Editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing.
- Publisher
- E.P. Dutton & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- SHORT STORIES, FIRST EDITION, CRIME, MYSTERY, SUSPENSE, DETECTIVE, POLICE,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery; Crime; Police Procedural;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
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