Ellery Queen

	The Four of Hearts - Ellery Queen 1939 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Gollancz, London A VG+ book in VG+ unclipped dust wrapper Book shows no names, inscriptions etc, tighly bound and square, clean contents and cloth The dustwrapper has just very shallow wear to spine ends and some tanning to spine A nice 'fat' format 7/6 book Very uncommon in this condition For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Roman Hat Mystery - Ellery Queen 1929 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Gollancz, London A VG book sadly sans dustwrapper Book shows no names, inscriptions etc, tighly bound and square, clean contents and cloth Some light paper tanning, minor shelf wear to extremeties A Haycraft Queen Cornerstone A nice copy of the authors rare first book For Sale at £72 (approx $115) *P13 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Ellery Queen's Awards - Tenth Series 1957 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club, London A VG+ book in price clipped dust jacket Book shows no names, inscriptions etc, tighly bound and square The dustwrapper has shallow chip to rear panel and some edge wear Award winning short stories, Anthony Gilbert, Roy Vickers, Stanley Ellin et al For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Greek Coffin Mystery 1957 UK Penguin paperback first edition, London A solid book, just some tanning to covers Book shows no names, inscriptions etc, tight and square A classic title and a nice copy For Sale at £5 (approx $10) *b9 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Ellery Queen - The Chinese Orange Mystery 1956 English softcover 1st penguin edition, London A good only book with some tanning and lean to spine Some wear to edges A mystery that starts in a smart New York hotel A reading copy only For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) *B7 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	When Fell the Night 1970 UK hardcover first edition, 1st impression, Gollancz, London A near fine book in VG++ unclipped dust jacket Book shows no names, inscriptions etc The dustwrapper has minor wear to edges, no loss, unusually bright A power blackout is the backdrop for this mystery set in New York, everything grinds to a halt - except for crime of course ! A particularly nice and fresh copy For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD) * - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart

Brief Biography QUEEN, Ellery. Pseudonym for the cousins Frederic Dantiay and Manfred B. Lee; also wrote as Barnaby Ross. Americans. DANNAV, Frederic: Born Daniel Nathan in Brooklyn, New York, 20 October 1905; grew up in Elmira. New York. Educated at Boys' High School. Brooklyn. Married I) Mary Beck in 1926 (died), two sons; 2) Hilda Wisenthal in 1947 (died, 1972), one son; 3) Rose Koppel in 1975. Writer and art director for a New York advertising agency prior to I931;fuJJ-time writer, with Lee, 1931-71. and on his own from 1971. Visiting Professor, University of Texas. Austin, 1958-59. Died3 September 1982. LEE, Manfred B(ennington): Born Manford Lepofsky in Brooklyn, New York. 11 January 1905. Educated at Boys' High School, Brooklyn; New York University. Married the actress Kaye Brinker (second wife), in 1942; four daughters and four sons. Publicity writer in New York for film companies prior to 1931; full-time writer, with Dannay, 1931 until his death. Justice of the Peace. Roxbury, Connecticut, 1957-58. Died3 April 1971, Dan-nay and Lee were under contract to film companies in the 1930's; they edited Mystery League magazine, 1933-34. and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, from 1941 (Dannay the active editor); they wrote the Adventures of Ellery Queen radio series. 1939-48. Co-Founders and Co-Presidents, Mystery Writers of America. Recipients; Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allan Poe Award, for radio play, 1945, for radio play, 1945, for story, 1947. 1949,specialaward, 1951. 1968.and Grand Master award 1960

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