The Murderer is a Fox. [Second Impression]. FIRST CHEAP EDITION IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
by QUEEN Ellery
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Gollancz,, [1948]. 8vo., Second Impression, some light offsetting from fold-ins to free endpapers; blue cloth, gilt back, covers mildly age-marked else a good, bright copy in unclipped, lightly age-soiled dustwrapper, the latter chipped (not affecting lettering) at head and tail of backstrip. Queen's classic crime novel was first published in 1945. The secons impression is the 'First Cheap Edition'.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33179
- Title
- The Murderer is a Fox. [Second Impression]. FIRST CHEAP EDITION IN UNCLIPPED DUSTWRAPPER
- Author
- QUEEN Ellery
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Gollancz,
- Date Published
- [1948]
- Keywords
- modern first editions, modern firsts, ellery queen, crime fiction, detective fiction
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Island Books
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Thakeham, West Sussex
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...