first edition Hardcover
(c.1982) · New York
by Pronzini, Bill
New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan. Very Good in Very Good- dj. (c.1982). First Edition. Hardcover. 0892969008 . [nice tight copy, minimal wear, would be Near Fine except for large "P" (probably a remainder mark) stamped on top edge; jacket a little curled along top edge, with one two-inch tear that's been rather amateurishly tape-repaired]. "A unique crash course in the worst English and American crime fiction of the twentieth century. [The author], in what can only be called a labor of love, discusses, digests, and shares the best of the worst -- adding a wonderfully comprehensive bibliography for advanced and dedicated devotees." . (Inventory #: 16346)