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Published by Methuen Ltd. London, 1984
ISBN 10: 0413539008ISBN 13: 9780413539007
Seller: M.A.D. fiction, Grimsby, ON, Canada
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition thus (preceded by the 1983 hardcover release, originally published as separate serials in 1930-1931 in the U.K. magazine "The Listener", first printing of a near fine softcover with some wear to the extremities, and pages toning. Eight members of the famed 1930s Detection Club corroborate on two mystery stories, including Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers. This paperback edition is quite scarce.
Published by Harper & Row, New York, 1983
ISBN 10: 006039031XISBN 13: 9780060390310
Seller: Sabra Books, Naperville, IL, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First U.S. Edition. Small close tear to DJ top of back cover. Some wear along the DJ edges and tips along with several tiny open/close tears. Small open tear at bottom front tip. Minor discoloration to pages. Minor wear to the edges and tips of the book itself. Some rubbing wear to DJ covers.
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A very smart edition of these two short detective stories from eight great crime writers, appearing for the first time in volume form. Two short detective stories appearing for the first time in volume form together. Written in collaboration by members of the Detection Club in the early thirties for broadcast serialisation. These authors include: Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Clemence Dane, E. C. Bentley, Anthony Berkley, Freeman Wills Crofts, Hugh Walpole, and Ronald Knox. The Scoop takes place in a newspaper officer with the murder of a reporter while investigating a seemingly unrelated murder. Behind the Screen is a more domestic drama of murder within a family. Both are immensely enjoyable whodunits. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine. book.