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Five masters of criminal fiction, Doyle, Simenon, Hammett, Ambler, Chandler and the great sleuths they created are the focus of this entertaining and insightful study of crime. . . . . . . . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1.) Sherlock Holmes: Arthur Conan Doyle -- 2.) Jules Maigret: Georges Simenon -- 3.) Sam Spade: Dashiell Hammett -- 4.) A Note on Pat Garrett -- 5.) Eric Ambler -- 6.) Philip Marlowe: Raymond Chandler.
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Sleuths, Inc. : Studies of Problem Solvers--Doyle, Simenon, Hammett, Ambler and Chandler
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Lippincott Company, J. B., 1978
ISBN 10: 0397012942
ISBN 13: 9780397012947
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Sleuths, Inc. : Studies of Problem Solvers--Doyle, Simenon, Hammett, Ambler and Chandler
Published by
Lippincott Company, J. B., 1978
ISBN 10: 0397012942
ISBN 13: 9780397012947
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Sleuths, Inc: Studies of Problem Solvers, Doyle, Simenon, Hammett, Ambler, Chandler
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J. B. Lippincott, 1978
ISBN 10: 0397012942
ISBN 13: 9780397012947
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Sleuths, Inc. : Studies of Problem Solvers--Doyle, Simenon, Hammett, Ambler and Chandler
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J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A., 1978
ISBN 10: 0397012942
ISBN 13: 9780397012947
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Sleuths Inc.; Studies of Problem Solvers
Published by
J.B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1978
ISBN 10: 0397012942
ISBN 13: 9780397012947
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine in a Fine jacket, unclipped ($10.00). Quarter red buckram with grey paper on the boards. Square and firmly bound, clean internally. An exploration of the different methods of problem solving by comparing the detection techniques of Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Maigret, Sam Spade, Philip Marlow, and Nick and Nora Charles. Seller Inventory # 3236
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Sleuths, Inc.: Studies of Problem Solvers, Doyle, Simenon, Hammett, Ambler, Chandler
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J. B. Lippincott, Philadelphia, 1978
ISBN 10: 0397012942
ISBN 13: 9780397012947
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: N-Fine. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight clean un-read copy. Non-fiction study of Doyle,Chandler,Ambler,Hammett and Simenon. Book. Seller Inventory # 001265
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Sleuths, Inc: Studies of Problem Solvers, Doyle, Simenon, Hammett, Ambler, Chandler
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Sleuths, Inc. , Studies of Problem Solvers: Doyle, Simenon, Hammett, Ambler and Chandler; - 1st Edition/1st Printing
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1/4 Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A Fine first Printing of the First Edition that has some bumping to the bottom edge in a like dust-jacket; This book is a study of the detectives and crime writers who created the classic detective story. The authors look at the different methods these authors used to solve their crimes and the impact their work had on the genre.; 8vo; 228 pages. Seller Inventory # 57752
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Sleuths, Inc.: Studies of Problem Solvers: Doyle, Simenon, Hammett, Ambler, Chandler
Published by
J.B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1978
ISBN 10: 0397012942
ISBN 13: 9780397012947
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. 228pp. Foxing on topedge, near fine in a near fine lightly rubbed dust jacket. Inscribed by the author to fellow author Daniel Hoffman on the front fly. Additionally, laid in are Signed letters to and from Eames and Hoffman. Seller Inventory # 539488