ROOTS OF DETECTION: The Art of Deduction before Sherlock Holmes

first edition

1983 · New York

by Cassiday, Bruce
New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co, 1983. Very good.. First paperback edition of this historical anthology of Doyle's precursors, selected from Herodotus, Voltaire, Poe, Dumas, and others. 8.25'' x 5.5''. Original wrappers. 195, [1] pages. Though no provenance markings, this copy from the library of noted actor and Sherlockian Curtis Armstrong. Minor bit of dampstaining to last few leaves of upper right corner. Light soil and wear; price sticker to back cover. (Inventory #: 47643)
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