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Lot 330
Sale 6331 - The Collected Library: Summer Reading
Lots Open
Jul 31, 2025
Lots Close
Aug 13, 2025
Timed Online / Chicago
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300
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$390
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Lot Description
QUEEN, Ellery (pseudonyms of Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee). A group of 6 FIRST EDITIONS, comprising:
1) The Greek Coffin Mystery. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1932.
2) The Scarlet Letters. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1953.
3) The XYZ Murder. Philadelphia: The XYZ Murders, 1960. INSCRIBED BY MANFRED LEE ("ELLERY QUEEN"), TO MYSTERY DETECTIVE AUTHOR JUDSON PHILIPS ("HUGH PENTECOST").
4) The Fourth Side of the Triangle. New York: Random House, 1965.
And 2 others. Together, 6 works in 6 volumes, all 8vo, all in original cloth, all but one in dust jackets, condition generally very good.
Selections from the Library of Dr. John Talbot Gernon
This lot is located in Chicago.