The Female of the Species: The Great Women Detectives and Criminals
by Queen, Ellery [Editor]; Agatha Christie; Fergus Hume; John Kendrick Bangs
- Used
- very good
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
An important anthology as well as an early one that includes stories by Mary Roberts Rinehart, Starrett, H.H. Holmes [Anthony Boucher], Agatha Christie, Baroness Orczy, Fergus Hume, John Kendrick Bangs, Edgar Wallace, et al. The title is a spin on Rudyard Kipling's "The Female of the Species" (1911) where the poet writes that females are far more dangerous than males.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140946142
- Title
- The Female of the Species: The Great Women Detectives and Criminals
- Author
- Queen, Ellery [Editor]; Agatha Christie; Fergus Hume; John Kendrick Bangs
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1943
- Keywords
- women, mystery, detective
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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