Bloody Murder. From the Detective Story to the Crime Novel: A History

by Julian Symons

$95 · Offered by Adrian Harrington Rare Books · No longer available

First edition · Signed

London: Faber, 1972. Crime fiction / mystery critique SIGNED FIRST EDITION, association copy. Octavo 22 x 14cm , pp.254. Publisher's red cloth lettered in gilt to spine, illustrated dust-jacket with printed price of £2.75 to front flap, reviews and supporting quotes including one from Len Deighton to same. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author to fellow crime writier Tage La Cour. Clean and fresh throughout. Julian Symons was an English

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