Pitts looks at the celluloid careers of more than three dozen sleuths, including Arsene Lupin, Hercule Poirot, Mike Hammer, Miss Jane Marple, Perry Mason, Philip Marlowe, The Shadow, Sherlock Holmes, and The Whistler, and a number of screen gumshoes with brief movie careers and TV detectives. Each chapter highlights a different detective, covering the character's films, the performers who played him or her, the character's image in other media (stage, radio, television, recordings, etc.), plus a detailed filmography and a ...
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Pitts looks at the celluloid careers of more than three dozen sleuths, including Arsene Lupin, Hercule Poirot, Mike Hammer, Miss Jane Marple, Perry Mason, Philip Marlowe, The Shadow, Sherlock Holmes, and The Whistler, and a number of screen gumshoes with brief movie careers and TV detectives. Each chapter highlights a different detective, covering the character's films, the performers who played him or her, the character's image in other media (stage, radio, television, recordings, etc.), plus a detailed filmography and a bibliography of the fictional works about each detective. With additions and corrections to the base volume and scores of photographs.
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Add this copy of Famous Movie Detectives to cart. $16.81, like new condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Scarecrow Press.
Add this copy of Famous Movie Detectives (V. 1) to cart. $19.99, very good condition, Sold by Aladdin Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fullerton, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Scarecrow Press.
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Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall Volume ONE only. Very good. Original black cloth with silver lettering. No markings, no bookplate. Not issued in jacket.
Add this copy of Famous Movie Detectives to cart. $24.96, like new condition, Sold by Thomas Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Phoenix, AZ, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Metuchen: Scarecrow Press, 1979. Scarecrow Press.
Add this copy of Famous Movie Detectives (V. 1) to cart. $37.00, very good condition, Sold by Aladdin Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fullerton, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Scarecrow Press.
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Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall Very good, no markings or bookplate. No dj, as issued. NOT POD junk! Real printed book with quality paper and binding. Old price sticker on front pastedown.
Add this copy of Famous Movie Detectives to cart. $50.00, very good condition, Sold by Great Expectations Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Staten Island, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Scarecrow Press.
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Very Good in Not Issued jacket. 8vo-over 7æ"-9æ" tall. Hardcover, black cloth with silver block lettering on cover and spine, no dust-jacket as issued. 357pp., Bibliography, Index. Illustrated. First edition, First printing. No previous ownership marks. A square, tightly bound copy with no writing, underlining or highlighting present. Arranged by chapter, the first seventeen profiling one celluloid sleuth each, the eighteenth containing seven minor film detectives. Minor wear from use but overall a very good copy.
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Fair. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear. It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear. It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.
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Add this copy of Famous Movie Detectives (V. 1) to cart. $27.00, very good condition, Sold by Murphy-Brookfield Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Iowa City, IA, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Scarecrow Press.
