A Catalogue of Crime (First Edition, Signed by Jacques Barzun and Wendell Hertig Taylor and also including Signed Letters by Both)

Barzun, Jacques; Taylor, Wendell Hertig

ISBN 10: 0060102632 / ISBN 13: 9780060102630

Published by Harper and Row, 1971

About this Item

First Edition signed by Jacques Barzun and Wendell Hertig Taylor --and including their signed correspondence with science fiction publisher Oswald Train -- of this delightful volume focused on mystery and suspense fiction. Barzun was a leading public intellectual and critic while his childhood friend Taylor was a research scientist. Sharing a lifelong love of detective fiction, they compiled a massive listing of nearly 3,500 works in the genre, most from the first seven decades of the 20th Century. Each entry includes brief discussions of the work and author along with publication details. The book is signed by Jacques Barzun and Wendell Hertig Taylor on the title page. Barzun also wrote an inscription to Oswald Train, founder of the science fiction small press, Prime Press. Also included are a signed letter from Barzun to Train and a signed postcart from Taylor to Train. Cloth, 831 pages. Minimal sign of previous use.

Seller Inventory # 016685

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Catalogue of Crime (First Edition, Signed by Jacques Barzun and Wendell Hertig Taylor and also including Signed Letters by Both)
• Publisher: Harper and Row
• Publication Date: 1971
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060102632
• ISBN 13: 9780060102630
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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