UK: Victor Gollancz, 1972: 0575013842. First edition first printing hardback crime fiction reference work, complete with the dust wrapper that has not been price clipped (£3.00 net). The book is bound in maroon cloth.The titles are blocked in gilt on the spine. The book measures 8¾" x 5¾" and it has 253 pages. There is a hint of tanning to the wrapper edge, otherwise, the wrapper, binding and contents are in very nice, clean, sound condition with no bumps, foxing, inscriptions or markings. VG+/VG+. .

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Bookseller: P. Cassidy (Bookseller) (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 20143
Title: Puritan Pleasures Of The Detective Story.
Author: Routley, Erik
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0575013842
ISBN 13: 9780575013841
Publisher: UK: Victor Gollancz, 1972: 0575013842
Place of Publication: London
This edition first published: 1972
Keywords: Crime Fiction. Detective Fiction. Detective Stories. Detectives. Fiction. Literature. 19th & 20th Century Crime Fiction. Murder Mysteries. Crime Writing. Lit
Bookseller catalogs: Lit;

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