First edition of this monumental collection of essays by and about mystery writers and various elements of the genre. With a special page noting that this special edition is limited to 12 copies. Signed on the title page by Haycraft. The front endpaper is signed by Veronica Parker Johns (1907-1988), a popular Golden Age mystery writer. The prospectus is laid in. With two Sherlockian articles by Rex Stout and Vincent Starrett. Front and rear hinges just starting else a near fine copy in dust jacket with minor wear to the spine ends. The first collection in book form of the critical writings about the mystery-crime-detective story. Prior to this publication the best of these articles had appeared only in magazines or in obscure collections. A remarkable copy of this important book, which is very scarce in dust jacket.

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Title

THE ART OF THE MYSTERY STORY. A COLLECTION OF CRITICAL ESSAYS.

Publisher

Simon and Schuster, 1946., New York

Publication Date

1946

Edition

First edition.

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Dust Jacket Included

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Buckingham Books specializes in new, used and Rare Books dealing with Western Americana, Ephemera and Mystery. Western Americana includes Maps, Photographs, Letters, Documents, Art, and Ephemeral Material related to the History of the American West, Canada and Northern Mexico. Our Specialties include Cowboys, Cattle and Development of the Range, Mountain Men and the Fur Trade, Frontier Military and Indian Wars, Outlaws and Lawmen of the Old West, Native American History and Ethnology, Exploration, Gold Rush, Railroad, Overland, Natural History and Travel. Books in Mystery include Detective Fiction, Golden Age, Espionage, Queen's Quorum, Sherlockiana, Artwork, Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone, References and PBO. All of the books in our inventory are First Editions unless clearly stated otherwise.

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