HALFWAY HOUSE
by Queen, Ellery (Frederic Dannay & Manfred Lee)
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine to Fine
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Pocket Books, 1963. First Edition Thus, Later Printing. . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine to Fine. Vintage paperback, Pocket Books 6133; a 1930s-era classic whodunit by Ellery Queen featuring the famed New York City writer-detective searching for the killer of the man with the double identity; cover art by Harry Bennett; thirteenth printing of First Pocket Book Edition; text is clean, tight, square, lightly age-tanned in blue pictorial wrappers showing very minimal surface and edgewear. Scarce. Collectable.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002391
- Title
- HALFWAY HOUSE
- Author
- Queen, Ellery (Frederic Dannay & Manfred Lee)
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine to Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus, Later Printing.
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Pocket Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- MYSTERY, NEW YORK CITY, VINTAGE PAPERBACK, DETECTIVE, PHILADELPHIA, TRENTON
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery; Private Detective; Vintage Paperback;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
All books subject to prior sale. All books returnable within two weeks for any reason. Please return by USPS (media mail rate) and note the reason for return. All sales subject to applicable taxes.
About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...