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THE QUEEN'S AWARDS: SIXTH SERIES
by Queen, Ellery (pseudonym of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee) (editor)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Tiny stain to front cover, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light shelf wear to spine ends and corner tips, ti
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1951. First edition. Tiny stain to front cover, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light shelf wear to spine ends and corner tips, tiny hole to the "S" in AWARDS on front panel, closed tear with rubbing to upper rear panel / spine edge. (21967). Octavo, boards. Prize winning detective stories from EQMM. This volume collects 14 of the 30 prize winning stories. Authors include Charlotte Armstrong, Stanley Ellin, Roy Vickers, Q. Patrick, C. S. Forester, Lord Dunsany and others.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21967
- Title
- THE QUEEN'S AWARDS: SIXTH SERIES
- Author
- Queen, Ellery (pseudonym of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee) (editor)
- Book Condition
- Used - Tiny stain to front cover, a nearly fine copy in a very good dust jacket with light shelf wear to spine ends and corner tips, ti
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown, and Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1951
- Keywords
- Anthology . Mystery
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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- Octavo
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- Shelf Wear
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- Fine
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