Great American Detective Stories
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage, fading to spine and edges. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: -. Binding: Intact but showing age-related wear. Stickers/Labels: None clearly visible.
A landmark anthology of American crime writing, Great American Detective Stories presents a masterfully curated collection of short fiction that defined the golden age of the detective genre in the United States. Edited and introduced by the legendary critic and author Anthony Boucher, the volume gathers works from a stellar roster of contributors, including Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Ellery Queen, Edgar Allan Poe, Cornell Woolrich, and Anna Katharine Green, among others. Boucher's selections illustrate the full spectrum of American detective fiction — from the gothic origins of Poe's armchair reasoning to the hard-boiled streets of Chandler's Los Angeles — with each story chosen to represent a distinct voice and era in the genre's evolution. Sharp, atmospheric, and expertly assembled, this collection stands as an authoritative testament to the ingenuity and enduring power of the American mystery tradition.
Author: Anthony Boucher
Format: Hardback
Published: 1946, The World Publishing Company
Genre: Anthology
Condition remarks:
Condition: Fair. Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage, fading to spine and edges. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: -. Binding: Intact but showing age-related wear. Stickers/Labels: None clearly visible.
A landmark anthology of American crime writing, Great American Detective Stories presents a masterfully curated collection of short fiction that defined the golden age of the detective genre in the United States. Edited and introduced by the legendary critic and author Anthony Boucher, the volume gathers works from a stellar roster of contributors, including Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Ellery Queen, Edgar Allan Poe, Cornell Woolrich, and Anna Katharine Green, among others. Boucher's selections illustrate the full spectrum of American detective fiction — from the gothic origins of Poe's armchair reasoning to the hard-boiled streets of Chandler's Los Angeles — with each story chosen to represent a distinct voice and era in the genre's evolution. Sharp, atmospheric, and expertly assembled, this collection stands as an authoritative testament to the ingenuity and enduring power of the American mystery tradition.