The Adventures of Ellery Queen
by Ellery Queen
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz LTD, 1935. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". None. A nice first edition of eleven short stories by the brilliant crime writers Ellery Queen. The first edition.'The Adventures of Ellery Queen' comprises of eleven brilliant crime short stories by Ellery Queen.Stories include adventures of 'The African Traveller', 'The Hanging Acrobat', 'The One-Penny Black', 'The Bearded Lady', 'The Three Lame Men', The Invisible Lover', 'The Teakwood Case', 'The Two-Headed Dog', 'The Glass-Domed Clock', 'The Seven Black Cats', and 'The Mad Tea-Party'.Ellery Queen was the pen name used by the writing duo Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee, as well as being the name of the fictional New York City based detective. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with light marks to the boards and spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 841P47
- Title
- The Adventures of Ellery Queen
- Author
- Ellery Queen
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz LTD
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- The Adventures of Ellery Queen ellery queen sleuth short stories ellery queen
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
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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