THE ART OF THE MYSTERY STORY: A Collection of Critical Essays

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First Carroll & Graf edition, inscribed by Haycraft to Baker Street Irregulars Dorothy Stix and Tom Stix the fourth head of the BSI and the first to formally recognize women members. Haycraft's classic collection of mystery and detective-story criticism includes essays by Chesterton, Sayers, Vincent Starrett, Ronald Knox, Raymond Chandler, Anthony Boucher, Edmund Wilson, Rex Stout, Ogden Nash, Robert J. Casey, Dashiell Hammett, and other notables. 8'' x 5.25''. Original purple pictorial wrappers. 565, [1] pages. Bookplate of Tom Stix, "Wiggins," laid in. Inscribed by Haycraft on title page: "For Tom & Dorothy Stix, This new-old book from an old-old friend with every good wish, Howard Haycraft / Feb. 26, 1984." Though no additional provenance markings, this copy subsequently from the library of noted Sherlockian, BSI member since 1973, and retired US magistrate judge Andrew Peck. Light edgewear and minor spotting to wrappers. N° de ref. del artículo 52228

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