Five masters of criminal fiction, Doyle, Simenon, Hammett, Ambler, Chandler and the great sleuths they created are the focus of this entertaining and insightful study of crime. . . . . . . . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1.) Sherlock Holmes: Arthur Conan Doyle -- 2.) Jules Maigret: Georges Simenon -- 3.) Sam Spade: Dashiell Hammett -- 4.) A Note on Pat Garrett -- 5.) Eric Ambler -- 6.) Philip Marlowe: Raymond Chandler.
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 15721355-20
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. 1st. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 50154101-6
Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Review copy with slip laid in. Near fine jacket. Seller Inventory # 114637
Seller: SuzyQBooks, Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Reader's Copy. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. Jacket chipped. Page corner bumped. Seller Inventory # 003120
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, ABAA, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($10.00). Quarter red buckram with grey paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. An exploration of the different methods of problem solving by comparing the detection techniques of Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Maigret, Sam Spade, Philip Marlow, and Nick and Nora Charles. Seller Inventory # 3236
Seller: Pat Cramer, Bookseller, Lewisville, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: N-Fine. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight clean un-read copy. Non-fiction study of Doyle,Chandler,Ambler,Hammett and Simenon. Book. Seller Inventory # 001265
Seller: St Vincent de Paul of Lane County, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
Condition: Acceptable. hardcover 100% of proceeds go to charity! Acceptable reading copy with obvious signs of use, wear, and/or cosmetic issues. Item is complete and remains readable despite notable condition issues. Seller Inventory # 2GG-02-3039
Seller: Books Tell You Why - ABAA/ILAB, Summerville, SC, U.S.A.
1/4 Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A Fine first Printing of the First Edition that has some bumping to the bottom edge in a like dust-jacket; This book is a study of the detectives and crime writers who created the classic detective story. The authors look at the different methods these authors used to solve their crimes and the impact their work had on the genre.; 8vo; 228 pages. Seller Inventory # 57752
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. 228pp. Foxing on topedge, near fine in a near fine lightly rubbed dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to fellow author Daniel Hoffman on the front fly. Additionally, laid in are Signed letters to and from Eames and Hoffman. Seller Inventory # 539488