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The American Gun Mystery (Death at the Rodeo): A Problem in Deduction
by Queen, Ellery
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
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.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MLC Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 220539
- Title
- The American Gun Mystery (Death at the Rodeo): A Problem in Deduction
- Author
- Queen, Ellery
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Stokes
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1933
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller;
Terms of Sale
MLC Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
MLC Books
Biblio member since 2009
Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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