first edition Hardcover
1949 · Boston
by QUEEN, Ellery
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in an attractive Very Good dustwrapper with light edgewear and minor chipping to the head of the spine. Ellery Queen's subtle attack on his longest and most complicated case to date developed out of a baffling series of murders in New York City." An Advance Review Copy with the publisher's slip giving a publication date of 26 September 1949 laid in. Interestingly, the date of 18 September 1949 stamped in red near the $2.75 price on the dustwrapper front flap. (Inventory #: 020462)