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The Bizarre Murders: An Omnibus
by Queen, Ellery
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG-/VG-
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J. B. Lippincott Company. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. VG-/VG-. Collection of 3 complete mystery novels in one by Queen, all previously published separately, 1933-1935: "The Siamese Twin Mystery,'' "The Chinese Orange Mystery,'' & "The Spanish Cape Mystery,'' in 510 pages. A Book Club Edition, n.d., this hardcover small 8vo has black matte cloth-covered boards lettered in white to spine. Condition is VG-: quite clean, offsetting to endpapers, pages mildly tanned around edges but unmarked. Text block strong & straight, front hinge cracked. Light fading/rubbing along top edges. The unclipped DJ is also VG-, with some very small chips at both ends of spine & rubbing at corners, light soil to rear; nicely protected in clear mylar cover by previous owner. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Seller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 022530
- Title
- The Bizarre Murders: An Omnibus
- Author
- Queen, Ellery
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition (BCE)
- Publisher
- J. B. Lippincott Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Keywords
- MYSTERY FICTION BRITISH ENGLISH CRIME CRIMINALS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- VG-/VG-
- A book in slightly less than Very Good Condition with a dust jacket that is in slightly less than Very Good Condition. Very Good...
- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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