An Exhibition on the occassion of the opening of the Ellery Queen Collection
by QUEEN, Ellery
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Pointe Claire, Quebec, Canada
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About This Item
Austin: Published by The Research Center, The University of Texas, 1959. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Type: Book Near Fine. Limited ed. 24.5 x 17 cm. 27 pages. Limited to 500 copies this being copy number - none. Hardbound in an attractive green buckram with gilt titling and inner band. Pages are uncut at the for edge and are billowed, no interior text.Special publisher edition? It is seldom that a writer has the opportunity to complement his creative work so appropriately as Mr.Queen has done. Ellery Queen the bibliophile followed clues as tenaciously as Ellery Queen the detective to gather together the more than 500 thousand books and manuscrips which form the collection of Mystery and detective fiction. Photo scan available upon request. Books sold to the USA are shipped USPS out of Champlain NY.
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- Bookseller
- Odyssey Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 606795
- Title
- An Exhibition on the occassion of the opening of the Ellery Queen Collection
- Author
- QUEEN, Ellery
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Published by The Research Center, The University of Texas
- Place of Publication
- Austin
- Date Published
- 1959
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- detective
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About the Seller
Odyssey Books
Biblio member since 2005
Pointe Claire, Quebec
About Odyssey Books
We have been an established bookstore since 1986 but are operating from home now as we have closed the store for retirement.
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...