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THE QUEEN'S AWARDS: FIFTH SERIES
by Queen, Ellery (pseudonym of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee) (editor)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Some age darkening to edges of paste down from glue aging, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light shelf wear t
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1950. First edition. Some age darkening to edges of paste down from glue aging, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light shelf wear to the spine ends and upper and lower edges, a 12 mm closed tear to the upper front panel. (21966). Octavo, boards. Prize winning detective stories from EQMM. This volume collects 13 of the 33 prize winning stories. Authors include John Dickson Carr, Craig Rice & Stuart Palmer, Stanley Ellin, Margery Allingham, John D. MacDonald and others.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21966
- Title
- THE QUEEN'S AWARDS: FIFTH SERIES
- Author
- Queen, Ellery (pseudonym of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee) (editor)
- Book Condition
- Used - Some age darkening to edges of paste down from glue aging, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light shelf wear t
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown, and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1950
- 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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