The Hard-Boiled Detective: Stories from Black Mask Magazine 1920-1951

Herbert Ruhm (editor)

ISBN 10: 039472156X / ISBN 13: 9780394721569

Published by Vintage Books, 1977

About this Item

First Vintage edition, 1977. Minor edge wear to cover. A couple small abrasions. In nice shape.

Seller Inventory # 040314

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Hard-Boiled Detective: Stories from Black Mask Magazine 1920-1951
• Publisher: Vintage Books
• Publication Date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 039472156X
• ISBN 13: 9780394721569
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

PAPERBACK ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION, Vintage Books #V-309, published January 1977. First Edition, First Printing, so stated, no previous hardcover. Edited and with an introduction by Herbert Ruhm. Contents include: ‘The False Burton Combs’ by Daly, C. J., ‘The Road Home’ by Collinson, P., ‘The Gutting Of Couffignal’ by Hammett, D., ‘Kansas’ by Davis, N., ’Take It Or Leave It’ by Nebel, F., ‘Goldfish’ by Chandler, R., ‘Angelfish’ by Dent, L., ‘Legman’ by Gardner, E. S., ‘Once Around The Clock’ by Coxe, G. H., ‘The Turkey Buzzard Blues’ by Constiner, M., ‘It's So Peaceful In The Country’ by Brandon, W., ‘ Killer Come Home’ by Hamlin, C., ‘Big-Time Operator’ by Fairman, P. W., and ‘Five O’Clock Menace’ by Fischer, B. Original 2.45 cover price. Disc: Paperback, 396 pages, 18 cm.