Isbn: 9780307455437 - the Black Lizard Big Book of Black Mask Stories (vintage Crime/black Lizard) (21 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. An unstoppable anthology of crime stories culled from Black Mask magazine the legendary publication that turned a pulp phenomenon into literary mainstream.    Black Mask was the apotheosis of noir.  It was the magazine where the first hardboiled detective story, which was written by Carroll John Daly appeared.  It was the slum in which such American literary titans like Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler got their start, and it was the home of stories with titles like "Murder Is Bad Luck," "Ten Carets of Lead," and "Drop Dead Twice." Collected here is best of the best, the hardest of the hardboiled, and the darkest of the dark of America's finest crime fiction. This masterpiece collection represents a high watermark of America's underbelly. Crime writing gets no better than this.   Featuring    * Deadly Diamonds    * Dancing Rats    * A Prize Fighter Fighting for His Life    * A Parrot that Wouldn't Talk   Including     * Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon as it was originally published    * Lester Dent's Luck in print for the first time.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. An unstoppable anthology of crime stories culled from Black Mask magazine the legendary publication that turned a pulp phenomenon into literary mainstream. Black Mask was the apotheosis of noir. It was the magazine where the first hardboiled detective story, which was written by Carroll John Daly appeared. It was the slum in which such American literary titans like Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler got their start, and it was the home of stories with titles like Murder Is Bad Luck, Ten Carets of Lead, and Drop Dead Twice. Collected here is best of the best, the hardest of the hardboiled, and the darkest of the dark of Americas finest crime fiction. This masterpiece collection represents a high watermark of Americas underbelly. Crime writing gets no better than this. Featuring Deadly Diamonds Dancing Rats A Prize Fighter Fighting for His Life A Parrot that Wouldnt Talk Including Dashiell Hammetts The Maltese Falcon as it was originally published Lester Dent's Luck in print for the first time Here are 45 of the best stories and the major writers who ever appeared in celebrated pulps like "Black Mask, Dime Detective," and "Detective Fiction Weekly." These are the classic tales that created the genre and gave birth to hard-hitting detectives. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Thick trade sized softcover. Light discoloring and wear, bent back cover corner but very good overall. Authors include Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, John D. MacDonald, Horace McCoy, Cornell Woolrich, and many more. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; ISBN/EAN: 9780307455437. Inventory No: 229028. …

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Condition: New. pp. 1136.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. original edition. 1136 pages. 9.00x7.00x2.25 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. pp. 1136.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. An unstoppable anthology of crime stories culled from Black Mask magazine the legendary publication that turned a pulp phenomenon into literary mainstream. Black Mask was the apotheosis of noir. It was the magazine where the first hardboiled detective story, which was written by Carroll John Daly appeared. It was the slum in which such American literary titans like Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler got their start, and it was the home of stories with titles like Murder Is Bad Luck, Ten Carets of Lead, and Drop Dead Twice. Collected here is best of the best, the hardest of the hardboiled, and the darkest of the dark of Americas finest crime fiction. This masterpiece collection represents a high watermark of Americas underbelly. Crime writing gets no better than this. Featuring Deadly Diamonds Dancing Rats A Prize Fighter Fighting for His Life A Parrot that Wouldnt Talk Including Dashiell Hammetts The Maltese Falcon as it was originally published Lester Dent's Luck in print for the first time Here are 45 of the best stories and the major writers who ever appeared in celebrated pulps like "Black Mask, Dime Detective," and "Detective Fiction Weekly." These are the classic tales that created the genre and gave birth to hard-hitting detectives. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. …

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