Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads hundreds of pieces from dozens of periodicals, then selects between fifty and a hundred outstanding works. That selection is pared down to the twenty or so very best pieces by a guest editor who is widely recognized as a leading writer in his or her field. This unique system has helped make the Best American series the most respected -- and ...
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Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads hundreds of pieces from dozens of periodicals, then selects between fifty and a hundred outstanding works. That selection is pared down to the twenty or so very best pieces by a guest editor who is widely recognized as a leading writer in his or her field. This unique system has helped make the Best American series the most respected -- and most popular -- of its kind. THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES 2001 will thrill fans of all reaches of the genre. The legendary mystery writer Lawrence Block offers chilling tales from best-selling writers as well as talented up-and-comers. Ranging from traditional detective cases to psychological studies to atmospheric scene-setters, these stories illustrate the variety and broad range of styles, plots, and characters Block admires in the genre. With Block as guest editor and a stellar roster of suspense veterans and rising stars, the 2001 edition will delight mystery afcionados and all lovers of great fiction.
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Seller's Description:
Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 352 p. Best American Mystery Stories (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade. Clean, tight copy. Dust jacket enclosed in mylar protector.
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Seller's Description:
Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 352 p. Best American Mystery Stories (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade. Signed by Block on title page. First printing. Price written in ink on first free end page, otherwise unmarked. Clean, tight copy. Dust jacket preserved in mylar.
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Very Good, Very Good. 8VO, Hardcover. Hardcover in dust jacket. SIGNED on title page by editors Lawrence Block and Otto Penzler as well as contributing author Joyce Carol Oates. Crisp black cloth boards with title in silver on spine. Text pages are crisp and clean. Dust jacket is in excellent condition and has been placed in new protective mylar. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.
