The Queen's Awards, 1947: the Winners of the Second Annual Detective Short-Story Contest Sponsored by Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Queen, Ellery (editor)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1947. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. A Nearly Fine first Printing of the First Edition with a slightly loose spine hinge and mild edgewear in a mildly edgeworn alike dust-jacket; This book is a compilation of the winners of the Second Annual Detective Short-Story Contest sponsored by Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. The contest was open to all mystery writers and awarded $250 to the winner.; 8vo; 403 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56752
- Title
- The Queen's Awards, 1947: the Winners of the Second Annual Detective Short-Story Contest Sponsored by Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Queen, Ellery (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1947
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