THE QUEEN'S AWARDS 1948
by Queen, Ellery (pseudonym of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee), (editor)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in a very good dust jacket, internal cello-tape reinforcement, light shelf wear to spine ends. (5865)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown, 1948. First edition. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, internal cello-tape reinforcement, light shelf wear to spine ends. (5865). Octavo, Hardcover. The best detective stories from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. First hardcover appearances of the first Merlini short story by Clayton Rawson, and "The Specialty of the House" by Stanley Ellin.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5865
- Title
- THE QUEEN'S AWARDS 1948
- Author
- Queen, Ellery (pseudonym of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee), (editor)
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in a very good dust jacket, internal cello-tape reinforcement, light shelf wear to spine ends. (5865)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- Anthology . Mystery
Terms of Sale
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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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