The American Detective: An Illustrated History
by Siegel, Jeff
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0878338292
- ISBN 13
- 9780878338290
- Seller
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About This Item
Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company, 1993. Cloth, vii, 168 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket with light edgewear. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "In addition to 150 photographs, classic book covers, pulp art and film stills, The American Detective features a gumshoe timeline, chronicling all the major events that have affected the American detective; entertaining trivia, such as behind-the-scenes looks at famous authors at work and the origins of such terms as 'sleuth' and 'private eye'; special articles, on such subjects as the pulps (both magazine and electronic), humor and the hard-boiled detective, and the 'Ten Silliest Cop Shows in Television History'; and a complete listing of the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allen Poe Award winners. From Archer to Nero Wolfe, here's everything you ever wanted to know about the American detective." - Publisher.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to. Collectible.
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- Bookseller
- LEFT COAST BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102526
- Title
- The American Detective: An Illustrated History
- Author
- Siegel, Jeff
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st
- ISBN 10
- 0878338292
- ISBN 13
- 9780878338290
- Publisher
- Taylor Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Dallas, TX
- Date Published
- 1993
- Size
- 4to
- Keywords
- COLLECTIBLE
- Bookseller catalogs
- XXX / COLLECTIBLES; American / 5. Modern, 1900-1945; Illustrated Books; Genre & Subject / Caricature & Cartoons;
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