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Frederick Irving Anderson (1877-1947) has shown perhaps the greatest mastery of the American short detective story . . . in ingenuity, command of plot, and the carefully integrated backgrounds of his work. So wrote the great mystery critic and historian, Howard Haycraft, in 1941. Ellery Queen added that his style is rich in detail and double-rich in expression. Many of his stories take place in New York City during the 1920s and the 1930s, and they feature the manhunter Deputy Parr and the extinct author, Oliver Armiston, who stopped writing ingenious crime stories because criminals were copying his gimmicks. The book is edited and introduced by the Anderson expert (and Poe scholar), Benjamin F. Fisher. This is the thirty-eighth volume in Crippen & Landrus Lost Classics series previously uncollected detective and mystery stories by great writers of the past. The cover is by Gail Cross, adapted from a 1935 photograph of New York City by Berenice Abbott for the WPA.
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First Edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket, still sealed in its original shrink wrap. Edited by Benjamin F. Fisher. Part of Crippen & Landru's Lost Classics Series.
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The Purple Flame and Other Detective Stories
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Crippen and Landru, 2016
ISBN 10: 1936363151
ISBN 13: 9781936363155
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Seller: COLLINS BOOKS, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
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HARDCOVER. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st edition. 246pp, octavo. Seller Inventory # 111504
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The Purple Flame and Other Detective Stories (Lost Classics Series)
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Crippen & Landru, Norfolk, VA, 2016
ISBN 10: 1936363151
ISBN 13: 9781936363155
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Seller: MLC Books, Northfield, MN, U.S.A.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fifteen short mysteries, many featuring Deputy Parr and Oliver Armiston. Fine, as new condition, jacket in Brodart. Seller Inventory # 220272
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THE PURPLE FLAME AND OTHER DETECTIVE STORIES: The Lost Classic Series
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Crippen & Landru, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2016
ISBN 10: 1936363151
ISBN 13: 9781936363155
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Cross, Gail (illustrator). First Edition. First edition, so stated, with complete number line beginning with 1. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. The 38th volume in Crippen and Landru's Lost Classic Series. "Frederick Irving Anderson (1877-1947) has shown perhaps the greatest mastery of the American short detective story . . . in ingenuity, command of plot, and the carefully integrated backgrounds of his work. So wrote the great mystery critic and historian, Howard Haycraft, in 1941. Ellery Queen added that his style is rich in detail and double-rich in expression. Many of his stories take place in New York City during the 1920s and the 1930s, and they feature the manhunter Deputy Parr and the ;extinct author, Oliver Armiston, who stopped writing ingenious crime stories because criminals were copying his gimmicks. The book is edited and introduced by the Anderson expert (and Poe scholar), Benjamin F. Fisher. This is the thirty-eighth volume in Crippen & Landru Lost Classics series previously uncollected detective and mystery stories by great writers of the past. The cover is by Gail Cross, adapted from a 1935 photograph of New York City by Berenice Abbott for the WPA." dust jacket. Book. Seller Inventory # 021393