Crime Stories from The Strand — Folio Society Edition | 1991 | Fine

Crime Stories from The Strand — Folio Society Edition

Selected by Geraldine Beare | Introduction by H.R.F. Keating | Illustrated by David Eccles | First Printing 1991 | Fine Condition

The Strand Magazine ran from 1891 to 1950 and in that time published some of the finest crime and mystery fiction ever written. This Folio Society anthology gathers twenty five of the very best — and what a lineup it is.

Arthur Conan Doyle. Agatha Christie. Dorothy L. Sayers. G.K. Chesterton. Margery Allingham. H.G. Wells. P.G. Wodehouse. Graham Greene. Edgar Wallace. Names that defined an era of fiction and whose stories remain as gripping today as they were when first published in those legendary pages.

Selected and introduced with characteristic authority by Geraldine Beare — one of the foremost experts on Strand fiction — and with an introduction by H.R.F. Keating, this is a collection that rewards both the casual reader and the serious collector equally.

The Folio Society edition is beautifully produced. The striking blue cloth binding with red topstain, gilt lettering and atmospheric pictorial elements sits in a sturdy matching slipcase. David Eccles' black and white illustrations and decorations throughout capture the mood of the golden age of magazine crime fiction perfectly.

Condition: Fine throughout. Pages clean and bright with no foxing, marks or inscriptions. Binding tight and vibrant with minimal shelf wear. Slipcase solid with only light rubbing consistent with careful storage. A very well preserved first printing.

About this edition: The first Folio Society printing of 1991 — part of a celebrated three volume Strand series alongside the Short Stories and Adventure Stories volumes. If you are collecting the complete set, this is the one to start with.

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Packed with stiff packing paper, card and a sturdy outer box for safe delivery anywhere in the world.