The Detective In Film A Pictorial Treasury Of The Screen Sleuth From 1903 To The Present

Secaucus, NJ: the Citadel Press. VG/VG-. 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover; 1st Printing. 49, 90. 0806502983 . 1st edition/1st printing. Book has black cloth binding, gilt lettering on spine; straight, tight and clean; pages are clean, no marks or tears; light wear and bumping to edges/corners; one small frayed area in binding material at upper back edge. Dust jacket; price intact, illustrated; clean and bright; rubbing at spine area and folds; chipping and wear to edges. A definitive study by this film historian of the changing character of the sleuth from the first Sherlock Holmes in 1903 to Albert Finney's Gumshoe in 1971...from dj. ; B&W Illustrations; 11" x 8 1/2"; 247 pages .