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[DETECTIVE FICTION]. A group of 30 volumes, including: BRUCCOLI, Matthew J. and LAYMAN, Richard (eds.). The New Black Mask Quarterly No. 1. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1985. Publisher’s printed wrappers (sticker residue). FIRST EDITION. –– DREW, Bernard, (editor). Hard-Boiled Dames. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1986. Publisher’s black cloth with titles gilt; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. –– MARGOLIES, Edward. Which Way Did He Go? The Private Eye in Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Chester Himes, and Ross MacDonald. New York and London: Holmes & Meier Publishers, Inc. 1982. Publisher’s printed wraps. FIRST EDITION INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. –– RUEHLMANN, William. Saint With A Gun: The Unlawful Private Eye. New York: New York University Press, 1974. Publisher’s blue cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. –– Includes duplicates. 8vos, 4tos. Overall condition good.