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HAYCRAFT, Howard (1905-1991). Murder for Pleasure: The Life and Times of the Detective Story. New York: D. Appleton-Century Company, 1941.
8vo. Illustrated. Original red cloth, front board and spine lettered in gilt (spine toned with some tarnishing to gilt, some edgewear, soiling to binding, gutter facing rear blank cracked); original dust jacket (spine toned and chipped, panels worn, soiled, chipped with some short tears).
FIRST EDITION OF THIS IMPORTANT DETECTIVE FICTION REFERENCE, INSCRIBED BY HAYCRAFT on the front free endpaper: “With best wishes Howard Haycraft September 1941”. Books inscribed by Haycraft are uncommon.