Calamity Town
by Queen, Ellery
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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SANTA BARBARA, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Little Brown, 1942. First edition stated. Orange cloth as worn at edges and lightly soiled. Brief inscription on front end paper which also has faint yellow crayon marks. First two pages intact and connected to hinge and spine but separated from remainder of book more than they should be. Outside page edges foxed. Hard to find in first edition. One page has yellow crayon like marker but faint. . First American Edition. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Calamity Town is a novel that was published in 1942 by Ellery Queen. It is a mystery novel primarily set in the fictitious town of Wrightsville, USA.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Timothy Norlen Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003476
- Title
- Calamity Town
- Author
- Queen, Ellery
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- Little Brown
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1942
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern First Editions; Mystery;
Terms of Sale
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Books sent out within 24 - 48 hours upon receipt of order. Return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 15 days after delivery if an item arrives that is not as described.
About the Seller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller
Biblio member since 2019
SANTA BARBARA, California
About Timothy Norlen Bookseller
I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.
Glossary
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...