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THE ORDEAL OF MRS. SNOW AND OTHER STORIES.
by QUENTIN, PATRICK
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Greencastle, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, [1962]., 1962. First edition. First U.S. edition. Fine in very lightly rubbed dust jacket with light wear to head of spine and the corner. THE ORDEAL OF MRS. SNOW was the winner of the Edgar Award in 1962. The story also is a Queen's Quorum title. Queen's Quorum 119. In 1964, THE ORDEAL OF MRS. SNOW was filmed for television as an episode of THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR. This book is a collection of one novelette and 11 short stories. The collection contains an assortment of chilling stories about children who perpetrate hideous crimes without the slightest sense of guilt or remorse ... The schoolboy who finds an ideal way to deal with his irritating father; the child who planned murder because of his unhealthy love for his mom; the child who murdered for greed and then framed an innocent man for the crime. And then there are adults who plan evil crimes and are frequently the victims of their own schemes. An exceptional copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25580
- Title
- THE ORDEAL OF MRS. SNOW AND OTHER STORIES.
- Author
- QUENTIN, PATRICK
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Random House, [1962].
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
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BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
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About BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
Buckingham Books specializes in new, used and rare books dealing with Mystery and Western Americana. Books in the mystery field include not only Mystery, but also Detective, Espionage, and Adventure Fiction. Our Western Americana Section offers books about the development of the American West. All books in our inventory are First Editions unless clearly stated otherwise.
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