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LITTLE, 1943. First edition. . Hard cover. Poor. No dust jacket.. 422 p.
THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES: THE GREAT WOMEN DETECTIVES AND CRIMINALS by Queen, Ellery (pseudonym of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee) (editor) - 1943
by Queen, Ellery (pseudonym of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee) (editor)
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THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES: THE GREAT WOMEN DETECTIVES AND CRIMINALS
by Queen, Ellery (pseudonym of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee) (editor)
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Boston: Little, 1943. Octavo, cloth. First edition. A collection of twenty-one stories featuring seventeen lady sleuths and four notorious female criminals. "The stories lead, through good sampling, to important collections by their respective authors. But as a whole the 'literature' here represented is disappointing." - Barzun and Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime (1989) 4061. A fine copy in very good dust jacket (priced $2.50 on the front flap) with light wear at spine ends and corner tips. An attractive copy. (#162499)
- Bookseller L. W. Currey, Inc. (US)
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- Publisher Little
- Place of Publication Boston
- Date Published 1943
- Keywords Mystery & Crime; (Anthology)
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FEMALE OF THE SPECIES (GREAT WOMEN DETECTIVES AND CRIMINALS) HC1ST
by QUEEN ELLERY
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Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania, United States
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The female of the species;: The great women detectives and criminals
by Queen, Ellery
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Blue Ribbon Books. Used - Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (Women Detectives, Mystery, Short Stories) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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The female of the species;: The great women detectives and criminals
by Queen, Ellery
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Blue Ribbon Books. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (mystery, crime, women) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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The Female of the Species
by Queen, Ellery (Editor)
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Alliance, Ohio, United States
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company. VG. 1943. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First edition (Stated) bound in black cloth with yellow blocking. 8vo size, 422pp. A VG copy, has some rubbing to the spine, rear board and corners. Spine a little faded. Inside is clean, tight, unmarked. No dj . Stories by Christie, Eberhart, Starrett, Vickers etc. .
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THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES
by Queen, Ellery (Editor)
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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Little Brown, 1944. Book. Good. Hardcover. Third Ed.. Third ed. Good condition, moderate over all wear, corners worn, bookstore label on FEP..
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The Female of the Species: The Great Women Detectives and Criminals
by Ellery Queen
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- Paperback
- ISBN 13
- 9781494108229
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- 1494108224
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Southport, Merseyside, United Kingdom
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Paperback / softback. New.
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THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES
by Queen, Ellery (Editor)
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Salem, Oregon, United States
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$165.00
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Little Brown, 1943. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Ed. First ed. Very good/Very good condition, slight over all wear to book and dustjacket, dustjacket spine slightly faded..
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The Female of the Species: The Great Women Detectives and Criminals
by Queen, Ellery [Editor]; Agatha Christie; Fergus Hume; John Kendrick Bangs
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1943. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing. Signed by Ellery Queen and inscribed, "To Dick -- to whom I find refreshment -- Best, Ellery Queen per M.B.L." [Manfred Bennington Lee]. xii, [3], 422pp. Bound in publisher's dark brown cloth stamped in yellow; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with moderate edge wear, scuffing to surface with cup ring to center front board. Top edge of textblock dampstained with trivial tidal mark. Front gutter tender with light tanning to contents. An important anthology as well as an early one that includes stories by Mary Roberts Rinehart, Starrett, H.H. Holmes [Anthony Boucher], Agatha Christie, Baroness Orczy, Fergus Hume, John Kendrick Bangs, Edgar Wallace, et al. The title is a spin on Rudyard Kipling's "The Female of the Species" (1911) where the poet writes that females are far more dangerous than males.
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