Queen's Quorum
by Ellery Queen
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Biblo and Tannen, 1969. Hardback. Fine/Fine. 9" by 6" . None. A handsome copy of this fascinating book about the history of detective-crime short stories. A new edition. In the publisher's red cloth binding with handsome unclipped dust wrapper. A fascinating book exploring the history of detective-crime short stories through 125 famous works in this field. Referencing notable writers such as Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Conan-Doyle and Charles Dickens. Ellery Queen is the collective pseudonym for crime writers, Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee. Their books were some of the most popular American mysteries published during the 20th century. Includes a scanned photograph of the first book containing all three Dupin stories. In the publisher's red cloth binding. Externally, excellent with minor shelf wear. Very light offsetting to the endpapers. The original unclipped dust wrapper is in excellent condition. Slight sunning to the spine and minor shelf wear to the edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages very bright and clean with some spotting to the fore-edge. Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 827G32
- Title
- Queen's Quorum
- Author
- Ellery Queen
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Biblo and Tannen
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1969
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Detective Frederic Dannay Manfred B. Lee Edgar Allan Poe Frederic Dannay Mark Twain Charles Dickens
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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