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Calamity Town

by Queen, Ellery

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  • Hardcover
  • first
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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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Bookseller
Timothy Norlen Bookseller US (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;

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About the Seller

Timothy Norlen Bookseller

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
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

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

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...

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