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The Door Between
by Queen, Ellery
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG-/VG-
- Seller
-
La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Triangle Books, 1941. First Thus . Hardcover. VG-/VG-. Book #12 in the Ellery Queen detective series. Orig. published in 1936. This is the First Printing from Mar. 1941 of the Triangle Books Edition (First, thus). With light pumpkin-colored cloth over boards stamped & lettered in brown to front & spine, this hardcover 8vo is in VG- (minus) condition: very clean; binding straight & strong; pages heavily tanned, commensurate with age, but unmarked & completely supple. Front hinge shows slight cloth loss, very mild rubbing to corners. The unclipped DJ is also VG=: bright & colorful with minimal rubbing & edgewear, mild chipping at corners, heaviest at heel of spine; nicely protected in nonreflective mylar cover. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received before 2 pm (PST) Weekdays; later orders, Weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021810
- Title
- The Door Between
- Author
- Queen, Ellery
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Triangle Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- ELLERY QUEEN DETECTIVE MYSTERY SERIES
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery-Thriller-Suspense-Horror;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
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- Cloth
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- Heel
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- Hinge
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- VG-/VG-
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
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