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THE QUEEN'S AWARDS 1947
by Queen, Ellery (pseudonym of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee) (editor)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Previous owner's bookplate affixed to front paste down. A nearly fine copy in a very good or better dust jacket with mild sh
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, [1947]. First edition. Previous owner's bookplate affixed to front paste down. A nearly fine copy in a very good or better dust jacket with mild shelf wear to spine ends and corner tips, some dust soiling and a closed tear to the rear panel. (21965). Octavo, cloth. Prize winning detective stories from EQMM, the second in the series. Fiction by H. F. Heard, Carter Dickson, Q. Patrick, Leslie Charteris, Stuart Palmer and others. Also includes the first hardcover appearance of Jack Finney's first story "The Widow's Walk"
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21965
- Title
- THE QUEEN'S AWARDS 1947
- Author
- Queen, Ellery (pseudonym of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee) (editor)
- Book Condition
- Used - Previous owner's bookplate affixed to front paste down. A nearly fine copy in a very good or better dust jacket with mild sh
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown, and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- [1947]
- Keywords
- Anthology . Mystery
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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