HANGING BY A THREAD by Joan Kahn (Editor), Dashiell Hammett, John D. MacDonald, Roald Dahl, Algis Budrys, H.G. Wells, Albert Camus, Thor Heyerdahl, Henry Cecil, Charlotte Armstrong, Stephen Crane - 1969

[JOAN KAHN]. EDITOR. HANGING BY A THREAD. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1969. First Edition. Book Condition: Fine / Near Fine. Appears unread, with publisher's mint green endpapers and mint green top edge stained text block, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Dust Jacket: Very Good. Not price clipped, fully intact with creases to front, mild sun to spine and micro-chips to edges typical of vintage dust jackets of this age. Uncommon dust jacket in any condition, protected in professional Brodart protector sleeve. Scarce inscription and signature on the first endpaper by editor Joan Kahn. Includes a mix of 36 mystery, horror, fantasy, non-fiction stories from authors Dashiell Hammett, John D. MacDonald, Roald Dahl, Algis Budrys, H.G. Wells, Albert Camus, Thor Heyerdahl, Henry Cecil, Charlotte Armstrong, Stephen Crane and many more popular writers of the time as well as classic mystery writers from the 19th Century. This is the second mystery anthology after The Edge of the Chair (1967) by the famous mystery editor Joan Kahn who worked for Harper & Row publishing house, was editor of the Joan Kahn-Harper Mystery Novel paperback series and edited about a dozen other rare anthologies. Classic late 1960's mystery anthology, collectible. 604 pgs. 8vo.