Martin Breese (edited): Breese’s Guide to Modern First editions (2000 edition). London, Breese Books, 1999, Third edition, 1st printing. 8×5 307 pp. This revised third edition was issued only as a trade paperback. Updated guide to current prices. Contains the essays from the earlier editions on Greene, Christie, Dexter, Fleming, Doyle, etc. with a new extensive essay (50 pages) on “The New Vogue for Crime Fiction”. This new piece by Michael Johnson discusses many of the crime writers, both British and American, omitted from earlier editions. The prices were researched by Martin Breese. Quickly went out-of-print.

Condition: An unread, pristine copy – no browning of pages at all – Very fine.