Great stories of crime and detection: complete in four volumes
2002, First Edition. London : Folio Society. Fine set in the original gilt-blocked cloth boards in a slightly worn slip-case. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #304741
Physical description; 4 v. : ill. ; 23 cm. Notes; In slipcase. Includes bibliographical references. Contents; v. 1. Beginnings to 1920 / selected by Tim Heald -- v. 2. The twenties and thirties / selected by Tim Heald and Priscilla Ridgway -- v. 3. The forties and fifties / selected by Tim Heald and Priscilla Ridgway -- v. 4. From the sixties to the present / selected and with an introduction by Tim Heald. Subjects; Detective and mystery stories, English. Detective and mystery stories, American. Detective stories. Detective and mystery stories. Genres; Bibliography. Crime fiction - England - 2002. Detective fiction - England - 2002. Fiction. Illustrated.
Price: €195.00