14 Great Detective Stories 1949 Modern Library #144 Hardcover Anthology: Poe, Conan Doyle, Christie, Sayers, Stout, Howard Haycroft Editor

14 Great Detective Stories, a hardcover anthology of mystery and suspense fiction, includes well known stories by famous writers as well as some well chosen works by their contemporaries who were popular during the mid 20th century.

The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe
The Red-Headed League by A. Conan Doyle
The Problem of Cell 13 by Jacques Futrelle
The Case of Oscar Brodski by R. Austin Freeman
The Blue Cross by G. K. Chesterton
The Age of Miracles by Melville Davisson Post
The Little Mystery by E. C. Bentley
The Third-Floor Flat by Agatha Christie
The Yellow Slugs by H. C. Bailey
The Bone of Contention by Dorothy L. Sayers
The Adventure of the American Traveler Ellery Queen
Instead of Evidence by Rex Stout
The House in Goblin Wood by Carter Dickson
The Dancing Detective by Cornell Woolrich

This book is #144 in The Modern Library series published in 1949 by Random House, Inc. and edited and introduced by Howard Haycroft. It is a good reader's copy and, considering it's more than 70 years of age, in fair condition. There is some weakness in the in the binding, especially between the half title and title pages, but the cover is clean, with only normal wear at the corners. Except for some age related foxing along the outer top, the pages are intact, clear and unmarked. The dust jacket is worn and torn at the corners and around the edges. The inside flap had a faded "Cokesbury" tag, and the price corner has been clipped.

It measures 7.5 inches by 5" by 1" thick and is 464 pages long.

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