Hillerman, Tony, ed.; Otto Penzler, series editor
The Best American Mystery Stories of the Century
New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: Large 8vo 9" - 10. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover, little discernible wear, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny printed wrapper. Edited by Tony Hillerman, a fine collection of nearly 50 short mystery stories, spanning O. Henry (1903) and Willa Cather (1905) all the way nearly to the new millennium (Tom Franklin in 1998 and Dennis Lehane in 1999). Along the way you'll find stories from Dashiell Hammet to James M. Cain, Raymond Chandler to John Steinbeck, William Faulkner to Joyce Carol Oates. Preface by series editor Otto Penzler and then a lengthy Introduction by Tony Hillerman and with voluminous biographical notes. xviii, 813 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine/Near Fine,

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