Perfect Murder Study Detection by David Lehman (54 results)

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Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condition: Good. rev. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. rev. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Hardback. Condition: Good.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Piece(s) of the spine missing. Solid binding. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book.

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Free Press, 1989 Lehman hardcover in excellent condition. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.

Hardcover. First ition edition. Good/Good (35216) . Ex-lib hardcover, good condition, w.the usual stamps, marks, labels, pockets. Ltly slanted, ltly compressed sp, ltly bumped corners. Smwht tanned p. edges. Dj g.--in mylar, taped to brds. Ltly rubbed, sme lt marks. Ltly tanned r., flaps. Bk is still tight. 242.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st edition. Dust Jacket spine a trifle sunned. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Mystery Fiction; ISBN: 0029197708. ISBN/EAN: 9780029197707. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 16780.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Fine in Fine dust jacket. A notably clean and unread copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition by number code. Dust jacket protected by mylar covering.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. NF / NF. Numbering sequence denotes 1st Printing of the 1989 Free Press / MacMillan 1st Edition. Book is straight, square, tightly and evenly bound and free of gutter creasing, markings and blemishes. minor age fading along DJ backstrip, very small chip to DJ front top joint and mild bumping to Cover and DJ heads to only discernible (nearly imperceptible) flaws, Cover and unclipped Dust Jacket (reflecting original USD $19.95 price) are clean and bright, with sharp corners and joints, straight tails, spine / backstrip, hinges and edges, boldly legible lettering and crisply distinct design, artwork and Author image. (Please see Seller images). ISBN 0029197708. ShiroBooks, independent bookseller, takes pride in accurate descriptions, careful wrapping and safe shipping. CONTACT SHIROBOOKS PRIOR TO ORDERING if any questions or for more information, details or photos.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. There's No Police Like Holmes.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition; First Printing. David Lehman. THE PERFECT MURDER: A Study in Detection. New York: The Free Press, (1989). First Edition, First Printing. 8vo. xix,242 pages including Index. Hardcover. Book in near fine condition, no owner's name. Rear cover of dustjacket partially stained, lightly soiled. ISBN 0029197708 ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 242 pages.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Type: Hard Back First Printing. Hardcover Book AS NEW with a Near Fine Jacket. Bound in brown cloth w/silver titles, very clean and unmarked, solid & tight, square with sharp corners. Pristine condition. Red jacket with purple border on top, gold crow on front, is quite clean , not price-clipped, has a very small closed tear on the upper edge. A fascinating study of the development and varieties of the detective story since Poe--the best of American and British detective fiction. And an investigation into the mystery of mysteries: the profound satisfaction we get from evil, disorder, mayhem, and deception--which we know will be put right by the last page! 242 pages. 9.6 x 6.5 inches. Free Press/Macmillan, 1989.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Type: Hard Back First Printing of First Edition. Hardcover Book AS NEW with a Near Fine Jacket. Bound in black cloth w/silver titles, very clean and unmarked, solid & tight, square with sharp corners. Pristine condition. Red jacket with purple border on top, gold crow on front, is quite clean , not price-clipped, has slight crumpling to spine head. A fascinating study of the development and varieties of the detective story since Poe--the best of American and British detective fiction. And an investigation into the mystery of mysteries: the profound satisfaction we get from evil, disorder, mayhem, and deception--which we know will be put right by the last page! 242 pages. 9.6 x 6.5 inches. Free Press/Macmillan, 1989. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition, First Printing. New York: Free Press, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/Very Good+. First Edition, First Printing (with full number line on copyright page) in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean unfaded black cloth boards with bright silver lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean, with clean; previous owner name written on front fixed endpaper, along with small return address label. Old price in back corner of rear free endpaper. 242 pages with author notes and indexes. Clean bright dust jacket is unchipped, not price clipped, no wear, no tears, very slight fading to spine. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A wonderful guide to the best mysteries ever written.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 242 pages. Dust jacket worn with small tears at top of spine and some light fading. Clean, tight copy. Record # 607787.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dustjacket included. First Edition. ISBN 0029197708. Hardback. First Printing. Very Good condition book in a Very Good condition dustjacket with minor rubs and creases around its edges. Tight, sound, unmarked copy. $19.95 original price is present and unclipped on front flap of dustjacket. No Signature.…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York. 1989. Free Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0029197708. 242 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Reginald Perry. keywords: Mystery Literary Criticism. DESCRIPTION - Detective novels are seductive and addictive, and the American reading public has a seemingly endless appetite for them. The mystery genre's appeal uniquely transcends the ordinary barriers of class, income level, gender, and education. In this lively, enjoyable look at the best American and British detective fiction, David Lehman investigates the mystery of mysteries: the profound satisfactions we get from evil, disorder, mayhem, and deception - which we know will be put right by the last page. The first story of 'ratiocination' was Edgar Allan Poe's 'Murders in the Rue Morgue:' but as Lehman shows, the detective story draws deeply from the rich ancient storytelling traditions. The mystery's conventions - the locked room, the clue 'hidden' in plain sight, the diabolical double, the villainous least likely suspect - work on us as childhood fairytales do; they prey upon our darkest fears, taking us to the brink of the unbearable before restoring a comforting sense of order. The myth of Oedipus, for example, contains the essential elements of a whodunit, with the twist that the murderer the detective pursues is himself. The detective novel, says Lehman, took murder out of the ethical realm and put it into that of aesthetics. Murder in a mystery becomes a kind of poetic conceit: the criminal is an artist, the detective a critic, and the blundering policeman a philistine. To this day, no other category of fiction so cleverly fuses a visceral impulse with a cerebral one - the physical action of the crime, the mental action of the detective. The impulse to treat murder as a baroque art form had its heyday between the wars in elaborate setpieces such as Agatha Christie's country house puzzlers. With their wisecracking gumshoe heroes, Dashiell Hammert and Raymond Chandler fashioned an existential romance out of the detective novel. More recent writers such as Ross Macdonald, P.D. James, and Ruth Rendell have raised the genre to a new level of psychological sophistication. Yet the form evolves still, and Lehman guides us to the epistemological riddles of Jorge Luis Borges and Umberto Eco, who challenge the notion of a knowable truth. PERFECT MURDER contains a useful selected bibliography of the best detective fiction, novels in related genres, and critical works about mysteries. Lehman also includes an annotated list of his fifteen favorite mysteries ever written. inventory #24236.…