The Greek Coffin Mystery
by Queen, Ellery
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The Greek Coffin Mystery
by Ellery Queen
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THE GREEK COFFIN MYSTERY
by Ellery Queen
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The Greek Coffin Mystery: a problem in deduction
by Ellery Queen
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The Greek Coffin Mystery
by Queen, Ellery
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by Queen, Ellery
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THE GREEK COFFIN MYSTERY
by Queen, Ellery (Frederic Dannay & Manfred Lee)
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New York: Bantam Books. This is the fourth of the Ellery Queen mysteries , originally published in 1932 and reprinted many times since. As one of the first nine Queen mysteries, its title contains a nationality and the now legendary "Challenge to the Reader: "Ungentle reader, you now have in your possession all the facts pertinent to the… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Greek Coffin Mystery
by Ellery Queen
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Greek Coffin Mystery, The
by Queen, Ellery
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The Greek Coffin Mystery
by Queen, Ellery
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Cleveland: Tower / World Publishing, 1944. Book bound in dark blue paper-covered boards with light blue stamping on upper board and on spine. Ends of spine rubbed and bottom tips just worn through. Dust jacket is basically all there but there are significant tears, wrinkles, and chips, and heavily taped on blind side. 256 pages.. Early Reprint.… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Greek Coffin Mystery
by Queen, Ellery, Jr.
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The Lords of Human Kind: European attitudes to the outside world in the imperial age (Pelican)
by Kiernan, V.G
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The Greek coffin mystery
by Ellery Queen
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The Greek Coffin Mystery
by Ellery Queen
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THE GREEK COFFIN MYSTERY
by Ellery Queen
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New York: International Readers League. 1933. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good+ in boards. Small owner label on front pastedown. ; A Problem in Deduction . Item Price
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The Greek Coffin Mystery
by QUEEN, Ellery
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New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1932. First Edition, First Printing. . Cloth. About Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, FIRST PRINTING of the FOURTH Ellery Queen mystery series.About Fine w/owner info front endpaper, else Fine and unmarked/No DJ (in mylar cover). 370pp. Nice example of the First Printing.
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The Greek Coffin Mystery
by Ellery Queen
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The Greek Coffin Mystery (Ellery Queen Mysteries (Audio))
by Queen, Ellery
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The Greek Coffin Mystery
by Queen, Ellery
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UsedAcceptable. The pages are sun faded and slightly yellowing The cover has visible markings and wear. They may be stickers or sticker residue on the cover. This is a paperback copy The binding is split in the middle of the text but all pages are intact There are some creases on the spine Fast Shipping - Each order… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Greek Coffin Mystery
by Ellery Queen
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- December 1969
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The Greek Coffin Mystery
by Queen, Ellery
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