Boston: Little, Brown, 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. Hardcover. First Edition of this collection of mystery short stories featuring the author's protagonist General Besserley. 8vo. 281 pp. + 6 pp. of adverts. A near fine copy in green cloth, black titles and decorations to the spine and front board in a bright, fresh neatly price-clipped pictorial dustwrapper with two tiny chips and some light overall use. Ellery Queen, The Detective Short Story. A Bibliography.

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Bookseller: TBCL The Book Collection Library (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 29466
Title: GENERAL BESSERLEY'S SECOND PUZZLE BOX
Author: Oppenheim, E. Phillips
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Little, Brown
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1940
Keywords: FIRST EDITION BRITISH AUTHORS CRIME MYSTERY DETECTION .
Bookseller catalogs: Electronic List TBCL; ITSAMYSTERY;

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