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The Devil to Pay
by Ellery Queen
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Victor Gollancz LTD, 1938. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 7.5" by 5.5". None. A first edition Ellery Queen novel, bringing the detective to Los Angeles and the show business world. The first edition.An exciting mystery novel set in Los Angeles, a gripping whodunnit revolving around the detective Ellery Queen.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.Bookplate of Mia and Wouter Pronk to the recto of the front endpaper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Spine and extremities are lightly faded. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Bookplate to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 841P45
- Title
- The Devil to Pay
- Author
- Ellery Queen
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz LTD
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- The Devil to Pay ellery queen mystery frederic dannay ellery queen
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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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.
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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- Tail
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- Spine
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Bookplate
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- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Fine
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- First Edition
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