SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1987* Publisher: Bowling Green State University Popular Press.* Binding and cover condition: Soft card covers. No bumps or rubs. Minimal shelf wear to corners. No creases to spine or hinge. FINE* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No Annotations or Inscriptions, no visible faults. Seems un-used. FINE* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 202 pp. text. xii pp. Reading list, Bibliography, References & Index at rear.* Product Description:- This book is not an apology or a defence or a "personal" look at detective fiction. It treats and analyses the detective story as literature. To this end, the author has traced the origins of the form, presented the literary and cultural forces that have influenced it, followed its development, and discussed some of the major authors who have contributed to its evolution and popularity..* This is a FINE copy of the first edition with minimal shelf wear.*

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Bookseller: Cocksparrow Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 1752
Title: Introduction to the Detective Story
Author: Panek
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - F/F/ND
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0879723785
ISBN 13: 9780879723781
Publisher: Bowling Green University Popular Press,US
Place of Publication: Ohia USA. 222
Date Published: 1987-12-31
Size: 22.6 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm

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