The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes (Signed)
by QUEEN, Ellery
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good +/Fine (Facsimile DW)
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little Brown, 1944. Bound in black cloth, stamped in red. The book shows a tiny tear to the top of the spine. This is the third printing of the book -- published two months after the first edition and in the same format. The book is inscribed to the Opera Singer AnnaMary Dickey (Laue) on the front endpaper, signed as Ellery Queen (but it was actually Frederic Dunnay who did the signing). 359 pp. + Bibliography. Fitted with a facsimile dust jacket that fits the book perfectly. . Signed by Editor. Third Impression. Hard Cover. Very Good +/Fine (Facsimile DW).
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Details
- Bookseller
- abookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7000326
- Title
- The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes (Signed)
- Author
- QUEEN, Ellery
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Fine (Facsimile DW)
- Edition
- Third Impression
- Publisher
- Little Brown
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- Mystery
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed; Mystery;
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