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The French powder mystery :; a problem in deduction
by Queen, Ellery
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, bright pages in tight binding, else Near Fin
- ISBN 10
- 1883402905
- ISBN 13
- 9781883402907
- Seller
-
Oakland, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Otto Penzler Books, 1995. First edition, first printing (full number line). Paperback. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, bright pages in tight binding, else Near Fine(+) to Fine. Large white duodecimo in plastic pocket, smaller than octavo, xvi, 316 pages, b&w illustrations ; 19 cm. Police -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction. || The young Ellery Queen tracks down the killer who left the corpse of a beautiful woman in a Fifth Avenue department store window. || Series: Otto Penzler's classic American library.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 90492
- Title
- The French powder mystery :; a problem in deduction
- Author
- Queen, Ellery
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, bright pages in tight binding, else Near Fin
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing (full number line)
- ISBN 10
- 1883402905
- ISBN 13
- 9781883402907
- Publisher
- Otto Penzler Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Bookseller catalogs
- Novels;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
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Oakland, California
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
Over thirty-five years experience in the used, out-of-print and rare book trades. Selling online since 1997. WWW.BIBLIOPE.COM (formerly Calvello Books)
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...