The King Is Dead
by QUEEN, Ellery [pseud. of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1952. First Edition. First Printing. Ocatvo (20.5cm); red paper-covered boards titled in black on the cover and spine; dustjacket by John O'Hara Cosgrave, Il; 250pp. Spine ends lightly pushed; faint soil marks mostly to to upper front board, else Near Fine. The dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.75) with light rubbing to spine ends; minor nicks and a few tiny short tears; faint finger soil to rear panel; Very Good+ or better.
"Armed men invade the Queen apartment. At their head is Abel Bendigo, brother of one of the world's most powerful men, King Bendigo of Bodigen Arms, industrial monster whose tentacles embrace the planet. Someone is threatening to kill King Bendigo, and Ellery must undertake to save that hated life!" (from the dustjacket); HUBIN, p.335.
"Armed men invade the Queen apartment. At their head is Abel Bendigo, brother of one of the world's most powerful men, King Bendigo of Bodigen Arms, industrial monster whose tentacles embrace the planet. Someone is threatening to kill King Bendigo, and Ellery must undertake to save that hated life!" (from the dustjacket); HUBIN, p.335.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53587
- Title
- The King Is Dead
- Author
- QUEEN, Ellery [pseud. of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Co
- Place of Publication
- boston
- Date Published
- 1952
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....