Queen's Quorum: A History of the Detective-Crime Short Story as Revealed By the 125 Most Important Books Published in This Field, 1845-1967

Queen, Ellery

ISBN 10: 0947898204 / ISBN 13: 9780947898205

Published by Greenhill Books, 1986

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240 x 160mm. pp. 146. English text. Greenhill Books hardback reprint of the revised and expanded version of 'Queen's Quorum: A History of the Detective-Crime Short Story as Revealed By the 125 Most Important Books Published in This Field, 1845-1967'. Bound in original maroon boards. Housed in maroon dust jacket. Moderate foxing to edges and some fading to spine of dust jacket. Also has finger sized stain to inside surface of dust jacket at top edge (not visible externally) and some light bumping to edges. Binding strong. No ownership inscription or underlining. Dust jacket protected with removable mylar cover. See images. Seller Inventory # 043439

Bibliographic Details

Title: Queen's Quorum: A History of the ...

Publisher: Greenhill Books

Publication Date: 1986

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Physical description: ix, 146p. : ill. ; 24cm. Notes: A short history of the detective-crime-mystery short story, as revealed through the 106 most important books published in this field since 1845. Subject: Detective and mystery stories - Bibliography. Detective fiction in European languages - 1845-1967 - Bibliographies. Codes - historical significance - quality - rarity - scarcity. Incubabular Period - Doyle Decade - Golden Era -Moderns. Voltaire - Poe - Wilde. Genre: Bibliography, Illustrated.