TO BE READ BEFORE MIDNIGHT: 21 STORIES FROM ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE
by Queen, Ellery (pseudonym of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee), (editor)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a very good plus dust jacket, mild rubbing to extremities, closed tear and crease to head of spine panel. (12493)
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Random House, [1962]. First edition. A fine copy in a very good plus dust jacket, mild rubbing to extremities, closed tear and crease to head of spine panel. (12493). Octavo, cloth. This is the 17th Annual collection of stories from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. Author's included are: Avram Davidson, Lloyd Biggle, Jr., Robert Bloch, Stanley Ellin, Robert L. Fish, William McGivern and others.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12493
- Title
- TO BE READ BEFORE MIDNIGHT: 21 STORIES FROM ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE
- Author
- Queen, Ellery (pseudonym of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee), (editor)
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a very good plus dust jacket, mild rubbing to extremities, closed tear and crease to head of spine panel. (12493)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- [1962]
- 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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