Isbn: 9780224037136 - the Reason Why: Anthology of the Murderous Mind (24 results)

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Octavo Green Cloth Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition, 1st Printing. A near fine copy without jacket of the late crime writer's analysis of murder in literature. Rendell delves into the great literary works and explores her treatise that the motivations of the murderer are more horrifying than the murder itself. Pp. 189. Bound in green cloth with black stamped titles and black endpapers. Light foxing to edges, else fine.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. the late crime writer's analysis of murder in literature. Rendell delves into the great literary works and explores her treatise that the motivations of the murderer are more horrifying than the murder itself.

A mixture of factual & fiction writings on murder & the murderers mind. Fine in VG+ dustwrapper.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The jacket is shelf rubbed.Internally clean.Tightly bound.[R.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Australian Edition. x, 189pp, index of titles and authors. Remainder dot by the spine foot. Papered boards in dust-jacket. Ruth Rendell has 'selected the best of writings which enter into the minds of murderers -- into the talk, imagination, dreams, boastings and remorse of people who have killed, in fiction and in fact'. Size: 8vo.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

An anthology of the murderous mind. many famous authors covered here. Mint in Fine dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition, with the full number-string: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the printer's page. ***Near fine in dark-green cloth-covered boards with black titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked. No creases or bumps. Corners sharp. No reading lean. Spine tight. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean. No foxing. Black endpapers. ***In a near fine colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £15.99. The dustwrapper is complete with no chips or tears. No creasing. Spine of dustwrapper slightly faded. Dustwrapper bright. ***189 pages including acknowledgments and index of titles and authors at the back of the book. 242mm x 160mm. ***'In "The Reason Why" Ruth Rendell has selected the best of writings which enter into the minds of murderers - into the talk, imagination, dreams, boastings and remorse of people who have killed, in fiction and in fact. ***This anthology ranges through diverse literary traditions, drawing upon poetry, prose an drama, Motivation is here in its many guises, including political and financial gain, jealousy and fear, and on the strange and new territory where altruism and mercy are driving forces to murder. ***Exploring our own darkest side, this anthology is a literary feast, including the finest work of Sophocles, Shakespeare, Poe, Capote, Mailer, Marquez, Nabokov, Highsmith, P. D. James, John Banville, James Fenton alongside many surprises, including a strange meditation on a husband's revenge by Rachel de Queiroz, a treatise on the murderous mind by Sigmund Freud, Melanie Klein on the manic-depressive murderer, and Tolstoy's little-known tale of the convict Aksenof who refuses to punish the man responsible for his incarnation.' (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper) ***First impression of the true first edition in an original dustwrapper in nice bright condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.…

Condition: Good. Light shelfwear to jacket/edgewear to boards. Textblock is slightly warped. Content is very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Unclipped DJ with very minor shelf-wear. No inscriptions. Straight, sharp, clean boards. Very clean, crisp pages and edges.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First. The Reason Why: An Anthology of the Murderous Mind is one of Ruth Rendell's few non-fiction works. The book describes more than 100 murders organized into eight chapters according to motive. This copy is fine in dark green cloth with black titles on the spine. No marks or damage. The unclipped DJ is also excellent. Signed by Rendell on the title page. AB16. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First. A collection of essays about murderers' motivations and perspectives by one of the best selling mystery authors of the last 50 years. This copy is fine in green cloth with black titles on the spine. No marks or damage at all. The unclipped DJ is also fine. (What appear as spotting in the photo is actually part of the jacket design.) Signed by the author on the title page. AB16. Signed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardback first edition with dust jacket in protective plastic sleeve, can be removed, all in good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 189 pages includes index. Both book and jacket almost as good as new.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. SIGNED by Ruth Rendell . Unread . Front/Back: New . Pages: New . Jacket: New . First Print (Impression): 1 . 1995 . Signed by Author(s).