Masters of Mystery. A Study of the Detective Story

Thomson (H.Douglas)

Verlag: Wm Collins Sons & Co Ltd, London, 1931

Beschreibung

First edition. Large 8vo. Original black cloth lettered in red with red top-stain to text block. Dust-jacket with wraparound photographic artwork, correctly priced at 7/6. VG/G+ - slight rolling to spine; jacket with a few small closed tears at edges, slight loss to head of spine, closed tear across upper panel neatly closed with small tape repairs to reverse. First edition, described by Ellery Queen as "the most ambitious treatise on the detective story written in the, language" before Haycraft (In the Queen's Parlor, p.131). "Despite the universal appeal of detective fiction, only recently has serious attention been paid to its technique. It is surely high time that criticism 'placed' detective fiction and officially recognised the conscientious craftsmanship that beguiles our leisure hours" (Foreword). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 82511

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Masters of Mystery. A Study of the Detective...

Verlag: Wm Collins Sons & Co Ltd, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1931

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Dust-jacket

Auflage: First edition.