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First Tower edition first printing of the sixth novel in the Ellery Queen series. Originally published in 1933 by Stokes. Also later published under the title Death at the Rodeo. Heavy tanning to the pages. The dustjacket has a three inch semi closed tear to the rear panel at the edge for the fold for the inside summary panel. Then there is a 1 1/2 inch close L tear to the dustjacket's rear corner of the spine. Light creasing between the two tears. In fair / fair condition.

New York: Ballantine Books/Ballantine Books, Inc./A Divison of Random House, Inc., 1975. 1st Printing March 1975 . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall. 276 pp. Solidly bound copy with moderate external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Moderate foxing on page edges. Stain on fore edge.

NY: Dell Books, 1943. First Title in Mapback series. Cover by Gerald Gregg. Light general wear, cover crease, paper peel at top edge of back cover. Photos on request.. #4, First Printing, Mapback. Paperback. Good+. Massmarket.

Book image is NOT of the boo I have on hand. I have better dust jacketEllery Queen investigates a murder at the circus rodeo
When a washed up Hollywood cowboy-turned-circus rodeo actor is shot dead in the midst of his performance at a New York sports-palace, in front of thousands of onlookers, it seems obvious that someone would have seen the perpetrator of the crime―or at the very least, recovered the gun. But when the ensuing investigation fails to turn up any evidence, even after the newsreels made in the moment are reviewed, the net of suspicion widens across the troupe of performers and the circus staff. Who among them is cunning enough to have constructed such a baffling murder scene?
Unluckily for the murderer, genius sleuth Ellery Queen is among the thousands that witnessed the crime, and he won't be satisfied until he cuts through the confusion to discover the truth of the execution. By the time he uncovers all the necessary clues and delivers his patented "Challenge to the Reader," Queen… Read More

World, 1946. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New York: Triangle Books. Good in Good dust jacket. 1940. Hardcover. Dust jacket is worn, has heavy edgewear, and is in protective plastic. Mildly soiled and worn cover. Heavily age-toned margins. Strong binding. A Little Store that's BIG on Service. Free Delivery Confirmation on every package. ; Ellery Queen; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 308 pages .

Cleveland/New York: World Publishing Co., 1946. "A wild-west mystery in the heart of New York." Reprint, first Tower edition stated. Hardcover, full black cloth, red titling. Light wear to book, sporadic silverfish nibbling; jacket edgeworn with light chipping, minor rubbing; pages tanned. Text clean; xi, blank, 308 pages.. Reprint. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Octavo.

New York: Dell, 1933. Softcover. Very Good. Reprint. Mass market paperback. Covers creased, wear at the extremities, very good. An Ellery Queen Detective Story.

London, Gollancz, 1934;. 2nd edition. Hardback. Very good/ No dust jacket. 287pp. Red covers with black title on spine. .

New York: Triangle Books. Good in Good dust jacket. 1941. Hardcover vg- / Dust jacket vg- encased in mylar signs of aging ... sl browning and fading; dj some minor tears along edge

Triangle, January 1941. Hardcover. Collectible - Acceptable/Fair. Shelf wear on dust jacket and boards. Pages are yellowing from age. Previous owner has put a sticker on the inside cover. Spine is cracked.

Dell. Used - Good. Good condition. Book #4. (mystery, fiction, crime) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

New York/Cleveland: World Publishing Company, 1946. First Thus . Hardcover. VG-/Good+. Book #6 in the acclaimed mystery series featuring New York writer/detective Ellery Queen. Orig published in 1933, this is the First Printing of the Tower Books edition from World Publishing from Sept. 1946 (First, thus). With matte black cloth-covered boards lettered in bright red to front & spine, condition is VG-: very clean & unmarked, pages heavily tanned, but completely supple, binding tight & square. Lower-outer corners are heavily bumped & there is modest rubbing to extremities. The unclipped DJ with spectacular cowboy design by Rudy Bass is Good+: bright & colorful but chipped at all extremities, most heavily at both ends 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,… Read More

Victor Gollancz, 1937. Book. Fair. Hardcover. Pages a little tanned, owner's bookplate on front endpaper; cover shelfworn with slightly faded backstrip. No wrapper..

Triangle, 1933. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Triangle Books. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Pages are toned. (Mystery, fiction, Murder)

New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1933. A rodeo star is shot in front of twenty thousand people and the newsreels. Who did it and why is there no murder weapon? First U.S. printing, same date on the title and copyright pages. Bumped and rubbed with wear to the lower front corner. Damp stain to the rear board, showing on the upper and fore edges of the last 30 pages. Boards a bit bowed, spine cocked and lightly sunned. Front hinge loose, rear cracked, previous owner's name on the front end paper.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket.

New York: Triangle Books., [1940].. Reprint Edition. Reprint, the third Triangle Books edition. Originally issued by Stokes in 1933. Octavo, original dark red cloth stamped in black. 308 pp. Browning to text block, pencil name on front free endpaper, small marks to cloth. Very good copy in dust wrapper, rubbed & a bit worn at edges, slightly frayed at spine head.

New York.: Frederick A Stokes Company., 1933. 4th printing during 1933.. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Slight edge wear, minor spine slant. Else fine.. 1 Red cloth over boards, stamped black titles and pistol (American West holstered type). Mystery murder fiction. The prelude "Preparatory: Spectrum" is a conversation between Queen and J.J. McC. and the Postlude: "Spectrum Analysis", continues that conversation. On page 256, there is "Challenge to the Reader", described by the author as the "seventh-inning stretch" of his novels. This challenge: "Who killed the the two horsemen in the arena of the 'Colosseum'? " He notes all the clues have been laid out. Then, the writing continues to the end. Themes: the press, 45 guns, ballistics, heel of Achilles;

1933. Frederick A. Stokes Company. New York. 1933. First Edition. Hardback. No DW. Red cloth. The spine has a slight lean, and is sunned with slight fraying to head. Small bump to top margin of front board. Light foxing to endpapers and page margins browned o/w contents clean and sound. A very good copy.