Malice Aforethought. The story of a commonplace crime
Iles (Frances, pseud. Anthony Berkeley Cox)
From Lycanthia Rare Books, Newark, NOTTS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 13 April 2020
From Lycanthia Rare Books, Newark, NOTTS, United Kingdom
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 13 April 2020
About this Item
First edition (preceding the hardback). 8vo. Original printed wrappers. Housed in morocco-backed cloth slip-case and chemise. Usual toning to text block; some creasing and wear to spine, a little rubbed at edges; slip-case with scuffing to one spine label. An uncommon work by Anthony Berkeley Cox, aka Anthony Berkeley. The work is significant in the genre of crime fiction as one of the earliest and finest examples of the inverted detective story, a technique which would go on to inspire numerous other authors, as well as film-makers - notably Hitchcock and his 1941 film Suspicion (actually based on another, similar Iles title). Provenance: From the library of detective/mystery fiction formed by Florence and Edward Kaye (their morocco bookplate to inside of chemise). Seller Inventory # 84201
Bibliographic Details
Title: Malice Aforethought. The story of a ...
Publisher: Mundanus / Gollancz, London
Publication Date: 1931
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No dust-jacket
Edition: First edition.
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