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Sayers, Dorothy L.. Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror. Victor Gollancz, UK, 1928.
Price: US$184.43 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover. 1227 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Victor Gollancz, UK, 1928. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition but dust jacket is not included. More specifically: Covers have superficial rubbing/wear. Edges of boards have superficial edgewear and corners are moderately bumped. Edges of pages are reasonably browned. Pages are lightly tanned. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Crime; Inventory No: 23060107.
Seller: Manyhills Books, Traralgon, VIC, Australia
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-5] 6-8 [9] 10-1229 [1230: blank] [1231: appendix] [1232: blank], original black cloth, spine panel stamped in orange. A 1231-page anthology collecting sixty-six stories. "Gigantic, very well chosen collection of stories dealing with crime and the supernatural. An excellent historical introduction on the evolution of the detective story." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1443. "Splendid anthology . Sayers's introduction has become a classic in its own right, being the best short sketch of a general nature on the subject of mystery-detective fiction." - Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 2-85. "A cornerstone volume ." - Barzun and Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime 2778. This Gollancz edition includes four more stories than its American counterpart published in 1929 by Payson and Clarke Ltd as THE OMNIBUS OF CRIME. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with mild wear to spine ends with a small sliver chip at upper left spine panel, several small damp stains-two to front panel and one to spine panel, printed on red paper stock priced 8/6 on the spine panel. Scarce in jacket. (28407)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
Price: US$2250.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, pp. [1-5] 6-8 [9] 10-1229 [1230: blank] [1231: appendix] [1232: blank], original black cloth, spine panel stamped in orange. First edition, first printing. A 1231-page anthology collecting sixty-six stories. "Gigantic, very well chosen collection of stories dealing with crime and the supernatural. An excellent historical introduction on the evolution of the detective story." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1443. "Splendid anthology . Sayers's introduction has become a classic in its own right, being the best short sketch of a general nature on the subject of mystery-detective fiction." - Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 2-85. "A cornerstone volume ." - Barzun and Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime 2778. This Gollancz edition includes four more stories than its American counterpart published in 1929 by Payson and Clarke Ltd as THE OMNIBUS OF CRIME. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket (several short closed tears at edges) printed on red paper stock priced 8/6 on the spine panel. A lovely copy. (#164618)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB, Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.