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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition.

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Condition: Good. 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.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No dust jacket, as issued. BonB.

softcover. Condition: Fine copy. 1st. 8vo, 290 pp.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this look at detective stories throughout the years. A collection of essays by various authors. In fine condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Edition, First Printing. 290pp. Light edgewear, bumping to corners, and rubbing to covers. Out of print.

Condition: F-. None. 290 pp, hardbound, small amt. of inked underlining/marginalia (affecting, by my count, 9 pages), otherwise super clean and binding tight, NOT EXLIB.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 290pp. Some edgewear and browning, a small tear in back cover panel, about very good.

Printed Wrappers. Condition: New. No Jacket. First Printing. 1st printing. A fine, unread copy of this trade size paperback. 10 page introduction with Notes. One of the earlier Literary Criticism works to study Detective Fiction. 23 essays broken down into three sub-divisions: THE GENRE, STYLES and THE GENRE EXTENDED. From the opening essay: "Sophicles and the Rest of the Boys in the Pulps: Myth and the Detective Novel" to the final "Ishmael Reed's Neo-Hodoo Detection" these essays cover the breathe and scope of detection fiction. Book.…

Softcover. Condition: Sehr gut erhalten. 290 p.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First paperback printing. 6" x 9" trade paperback is in VG+ condition. Creases along the spine seams. Rubs to the spine edges. Articles on John D. MacDonald, Lew Archer, Race Williams, Mickey Spillane, and many others.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine without jacket as Issued. First Edition. HB.

Hard Cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st edition. A fine, unread copy w/o dust jacket as issued. 10 page introduction with Notes. One of the earlier Literary Criticism works to study Detective Fiction. 23 essays broken down into three sub-divisions: THE GENRE, STYLES and THE GENRE EXTENDED. From the opening essay: "Sophicles and the Rest of the Boys in the Pulps: Myth and the Detective Novel" to the final "Ishmael Reed's Neo-Hodoo Detection" these essays cover the breathe and scope of detection fiction. 290 pages. Book.…

8vo, 290pp. A very good hardback copy. No dust jacket.

Condition: BUONO USATO. Da revisionare INGLESE Il volume si presenta in buono stato di conservazione. Il dorso e le copertine mostrano lievi segni di usura, piegature al dorso. Le pagine interne sono leggermente ingiallite dal tempo e fruibili. I tagli appena bruniti e regolari. La cerniera à ben salda. Numero pagine 290.…

Condition: Very good. No Dustjacket. 8vo pp.290.paperback edition. book.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. pp. 296.

Condition: New. pp. 296.

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Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 273 pages. 10.00x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Mystery and detective novels are popular fictional genres within Western literature. As such, they provide a wealth of information about popular art and culture. When the genre develops within various cultures, it adopts, and proceeds to dominate, native expressions and imagery. American mystery and detective novels appeared in the late nineteenth century. This reference provides a selective guide to the important criticism of American mystery and detective novels and presents general features of the genre and its historical development over the past two centuries. Critical approaches covered in the volume include story as game, images, myth criticism, formalism and structuralism, psychonalysis, Marxism and more. Comparisons with related genres, such as gothic, suspense, gangster, and postmodern novels, illustrate similarities and differences important to the understanding of the unique components of mystery and detective fiction.The guide is divided into five major sections: a brief history, related genres, criticism, authors, and reference. This organization accounts for the literary history and types of novels stemming from the mystery and detective genre. A chronology provides a helpful overview of the development and transformation of the genre. A guide to research on American mystery and detective novels emphasizing the historical development of the genre and major critical approaches to the literature. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…