The House of Brass
by Ellery Queen [Frederic Dannay; Manfred Bennington Lee]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1968 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. The first edition of this crime novel by Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee. First edition of The House of Brass in the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. By Ellery Queen, the pseudonym for writing duo Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee, created in 1929, which they used for many crime fiction works. Ellery Queen was also a fictional character created by the authors, who was a mystery writer in New York City who helped police solve murders. He is present in this novel also. In the original publisher's cloth binding and unclipped dust wrapper. There is some light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. There is some slight fading to the cloth. The dust wrapper has some slight loss to the head and tail of the spine, and some other small closed tears and creases to the extremities, and some light age toning. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 856W4
- Title
- The House of Brass
- Author
- Ellery Queen [Frederic Dannay; Manfred Bennington Lee]
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1968
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- Ellery Queen House of Brass Crime Fiction House of Brass
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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