Search Results: the art of the mystery story by haycraft howard edited

New York: Simon and Schuster, Inc, 1946. Hardcover. Octavo; pp 545; G/G-; gray/black spine with black and beige text; dust jacket has sun darkening to exterior; chipped spine edges; lightly toned flaps; slight rubbing wear to edges; chipped spine edges to mylar wrap; cloth has mild wear to exterior; lightly bumped tail fore corner; text block has light tone to exterior edges; light ink to ffep; cracking to rear hinge; interior clean. 1334841. FP New Rockville Stock.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1946., 1946. First edition. 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.