Murder For Pleasure

New York: Biblo and Tannen, 1968. First Edition; Fifth Printing. Hardcover. Newly enlarged edition with notes on additions to a cornerstone library. 409pp. Cloth. "The first book about the detective story as a literary form to be brought out in this country. Published on the one hundredth anniversary of the detective story, it is an account of the milestones… Read more about this item

New York: Biblio and Tannen, 1968. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Newly enlarged edition with Notes on Additions to a Cornerstone Library and the Haycraft-Queen Definitive Library of Detective-Crime-Mystery Fiction. Octavo. 409pp. Illustrated from black and white photographs. Two paperclip indentations on front fly, and lightly rubbed on the spine, near fine in a very good dustjacket with modest… Read more about this item

Appleton-Century, 1941. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Fourth printing from 1943. An ex-library copy lacking the dust jacket..

U.S.A.: Appleton, 1941. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. From the collection of Adrian and M. B. Goldstone--and signed in pencil to the front free endpaper by Goldstone--who along with his brother--who was Steinbeck's bibliographer--were well known collectors early detective and western fiction. Also signed by Ellery Queen (Frederic Dannay) by his photograph on… Read more about this item

London:: Peter Davies,, 1942. First edition. Cloth. Very Good in Fair DJ. Introduction by Nicholas Blake. 11 pages of b/w plates. Cloth worn and marked. Top edge marked by dust. Dj rather worn, with waterstains and tearing along top and base.

Avalon Publishing, 1984. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Brand: Biblo-Moser, 0000-00-00. Reprint. hardcover. Used: Good.

Biblo-Moser. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, and may have sticker on cover, but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United… Read more about this item

New York: Carroll & Graf Pub. Stated First Carroll & Graff edition. M13 . Near Fine. Soft cover. First Thus. 1984.

NEW YORK NY: APPLETON-CENTURY-CROFTS, INC. VERY GOOD COPY WITH NO D.J.. PUB 1941. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. A LIBRARY DISCARD WITH MINIMAL MARKINGS WITH A VERY NICE LIBRARYBINDING WITH WHITE SPINE TITLES AND NO EXTERNAL LIBRARY MARKS. A VERYNICE CLEAN AND TIGHT COPY OF THIS LANDMARK STUDY OF THE DETECTIVE GENREWITH A LOT OF SERVICEABLE MILES LEFT ON IT..… Read more about this item

Brand: Carroll n Graf Pub, 0000-00-00. Reprint. paperback. Used: Good.

New York: Biblo and Tannen. 1974. Enlarged Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Owner name on FEP. Light foxing on top/side text block edges. .

Carroll & Graf Pub. paperback. Very Good. 5x1x8. Mint condition with a small crease on cover

BIBLIO TANNEN, 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. A NEAR FINE HARDCOVER IN DJ..

New York; Biblo and Tannen, 1974., 1974. Hard Cover. Reprint. Octavo, pp. xviii, [18], 409. Facsimile of the first page of Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" as frontispiece, plus numerous monochrome photographs to plates. Publishers' maroon cloth with silver titles and panel to spine in unclipped black-and-red dust-jacket. A clean crisp copy with no annotation or… Read more about this item

Carroll & Graf Pub, 1984. Book. Good. Soft cover. Name on first page; interior pages unmarked. Stress lines on spine. Covers moderately worn. Small scarred spots on inside front cove and first pagr. Binding firm..

Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc, 1984 Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Minor shelf wear. Otherwise a square, tight, unmarked book. Index. xxxiv, 410 pp. .

Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

UsedGood. Pages may contain light underlining or highlights.

Biblo and Tannen, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in very good condition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.