THE QUEEN'S AWARDS 1946
by Queen, Ellery (pseudonym of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee), (editor)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Fine in a very good dust jacket, spine panel is faded, light shelf wear to corners and spine ends, back panel age darkened. (586
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1946. First edition. Fine in a very good dust jacket, spine panel is faded, light shelf wear to corners and spine ends, back panel age darkened. (5867). Octavo, cloth. The best detective stories from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, the first volume in this series. First hardcover appearance of Kenneth Millar's (Ross MacDonald) with his first story "Find the Woman.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5867
- Title
- THE QUEEN'S AWARDS 1946
- Author
- Queen, Ellery (pseudonym of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee), (editor)
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in a very good dust jacket, spine panel is faded, light shelf wear to corners and spine ends, back panel age darkened. (586
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- Anthology . Mystery
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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