Ellery Queen, Signed (57 results)

First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (24.5cm); dark blue cloth, with titling and decorative elements stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; blue topstain; dustjacket; [xii],387,[1]pp. Signed on the front endpaper by the following 11 contributors: Thornton Wilder, Clayton Rawson, Hugh Pentecost, Edward D. Radin, Lawrence Treat, Helen McCloy, Brett Halliday, "Ellery Queen" (signed by Frederic Dannay), Lawrence G. Blochman, Leslie Charteris (beside which he has added a tiny Saint drawing), and Robert Bloch. Gentle sunning to spine, light wear to spine ends and extremities, with some subtle fading to lower front cover, and the front hinge very slightly over-opened; contents clean; Very Good+. In a supplied dustjacket, unclipped (priced $3.50), gently spine-sunned, with moderate wear along the upper edge and front flap, with several losses (none affecting lettering), and numerous tears, many of which have been neatly and archivally strengthened on verso; Very Good. The second Mystery Writers of America anthology, originally published by Ziff-Davis in 1947, in which 18 short stories are selected by MWA members, with each of them offering an introduction to their selection. Here, Clayton Rawson selects "The Locked Room" by John Dickson Carr; Mabel Seeley selects "The Witness for the Prosecution" by Agatha Christie; Margaret and Ken Millar on "The Hound" by William Faulkner; Anthony Boucher introduces "The Hands of Mr. Ottermole" by Thomas Burke; Leslie Charteris on G.K. Chesterton; August Derleth on R. Austin Freeman; Vincent Starrett introduces Frederick Irving Anderson; et al. A round-robin copy of an important anthology, with an exceptional collection of signatures from distinguished contributors.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing, inscribed on the flyleaf by Frederic Dannay as Ellery Queen to Manly Wade Wellman. Wellman's story 'The Man Who Was Not Dead' appears as the final story in this volume of thirty-three Sherlock Holmes stories, one of Queen's most impressive anthologies and originally suppressed by Adrian Conan Doyle. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1944. Original black cloth boards stamped in red-orange. Boards show shelfwear, rubbing and sunning. Scattered foxing and thumbsoiling internally with a smudge to the verso of flyleaf. Binding cracked at the half-title but holding firm. Jacket shows toning and shelfwear to the extremities, a couple closed tears and reinforcements to verso, protected in archival mylar. Housed in a very attractive custom case. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. SIGNED & INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION. Water-stained boards on a good square copy happily without any of the foxing usually seen on this elusive title. Better than very good dust jacket is clipped (though not the price), shows only moderate creasing and just three relatively minor chips: two to spine extremities and one to lower rear panel. Book is from library of famed multi-millionaire bibliophile Edward T. (Ned) Guymon, intimate of Dannay & Lee, Hammett, Chandler, Christie, etc., (and the many whom Fred Dannay credits as being his guide & predecessor). On the front pastedown is Guymon's own weirdly fascinating bookplate. Book is a PRESENTATION COPY from Fred Dannay to Guymon's secretary Gertrude Larson, and bears this inscription penned in the bold cursive hand of Dannay: "To / Ned Guymon's / secretary -- / Gertrude Larson -- / with the best wishes / of the author / "Ellery Queen"." A highly fascinating association copy. This is also an advance copy which has the slip laid in. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Ellery Queen (the collaborative pen name of Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee) on the front free endpaper, inscribed "To August Derleth with best wishes from 'Ellery Queen.'" Bound in publisher's half grey cloth over decorative wrapper boards stamped in red and gilt; top edge stained red. Near Fine with lightly crimped spine ends else fine. In a Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket with light edge wear; dampness staining to verso. An important association between major authors in American genre fiction: mystery and horror, inscribed to August Derleth (1909-1971), H.P. Lovecraft's literary executor, co-founder of Arkham House and inventor of the term "Cthulu Mythos." He, along with Arkham House co-founder Donald Wandrei, were the first to publish H.P. Lovecraft's writings. The Memoirs of Solar Pons authored by Derleth has a forward by Ellery Queen.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. New York, Frederick A. Stokes, 1933, 1st ed., IX,(1),325p., orig. cl. w. dustwr. - Erased owner's entry on first free endpaper. Dustwr. w. tape repairs along edges and creases on verso. = SIGNED "'Ellery Queen' (Frederic Dannay)" on title page. Very Rare signed first edition with original dust wrapper. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "The Glass Village" by Ellery Queen. Boston: Little Brown & Co., [1954]. First edition, stated on the copyright page. Presentation copy, signed and inscribed on the front blank to the noted American mystery and western author, Brett Halliday [Davis Dresser], "For / Brett Halliday / with the warmest / thanks of / 'Ellery Queen'." Octavo. 281 pages. Publisher's mint green boards, spine stamped in dark green; original illustrated dust jacket. Skewed, corners bumped, minor edgewear, head and foot of spine pushed, light foxing, somewhat rubbed and soiled. Illustrated endpapers. Internally generally clean and tight; light scattered foxing chiefly to edges, text block edges with minor wear and soiling. Dust jacket unclipped ($3.50); moderate edgewear, chipping to head and foot of spine and corners, 1.5 x 0.5-inch open tear to the back panel affecting text, spine sunned, lightly rubbed. Very good book and dust jacket. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "The Chinese Orange Mystery", by Ellery Queen New York, Frederick A. Stokes - 1934, first US edition. XII,300p., orig. cl. w. modern dustwr. - Dustwr. replaced by modern facsimile. = SIGNED "Ellery Queen" in pen and ink on first free endpaper. Very rare signed first edition of this early Ellery Queen classic. Signed by Author.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine (Facsimile DW). Third Impression. Bound in black cloth, stamped in red. The book shows a tiny tear to the top of the spine. This is the third printing of the book -- published two months after the first edition and in the same format. The book is inscribed to the Opera Singer AnnaMary Dickey (Laue) on the front endpaper, signed as Ellery Queen (but it was actually Frederic Dunnay who did the signing). 359 pp. + Bibliography. Fitted with a facsimile dust jacket that fits the book perfectly. Signed by Editor.

Etats-Unis, Cleveland and New York, The World Publishing Company, 1948. In-12 cartonnage éditeur, pleine toile grise, de 288 pages au format 13 x 19 cm. Couverture avec petite illustration. Dos rond avec titre. Complet de la belle jaquette illustrée, en superbe état, avec quelques infimes frottis épars. Plats et intérieur frais. Anthologie qui contient 14 histoires inédites en volume, par Dashiell Hammett, Agatha Christie, G. K. Chesterton, T. S. Stribling, E. C. Bentley, John Dickson Carr, Anthony Boucher, Ellery Queen, etc. Illustrations en noir par Seymour Nydorf. En fin d'ouvrage on trouve une liste des 101 plus importants livres policiers avec notes, critiques et bibliographie. Rare édition originale américaine en superbe état de fraicheur. Précieux exemplaire enrichi d'une cordiale et belle dédicace autographe, signée, de Ellery Queen à Thomas Narcejac : To Thomas Narcejac with my best wishes. Provenance idéale. Les dédicaces d'Ellery Queen sont très rares.

Etats-Unis, Boston and Toronto, Little, Brown and Company, 1954. In-8 cartonnage éditeur, pleine toile vert pâle, de 282 pages au format 14 x 3,5 x 21 cm. Couvertures muettes. Dos rond avec titre. Complet de la superbe jaquette illustrée par J.O'H. Cosgrave II, en superbe état, avec quelques infimes frottis et minuscules manques épars. Plats et intérieur frais. Carte illustrée en pages de garde. Rare édition originale américaine et canadienne, publiée simultanément dans les 2 pays et portant la mention " First Printing " au colophon. Superbe état de fraicheur. Précieux exemplaire enrichi d'une cordiale et belle dédicace autographe, signée, de Ellery Queen à Thomas Narcejac : To Thomas Narcejac with the warmest thanks of Ellery Queen. Provenance idéale. Les dédicaces d'Ellery Queen sont très rares.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Ellery Queens 1960 Anthology. Signed and numbered limited edition. Hardbound copy of the anthology including the wrappers. Davis Publications, New York, 1960. Tipped in printed slip on first free endpaper with issue number (#132) penned in plus the name of the recipient and signed in ink Ellery Queen. Signature matches those of other Ellery Queen signings. Binding is in fine condition. Contents clean, toning to the paper. Wrappers in near fine to fine. 320 pages. Protected by Mylar. Inventory #15-001. Price: $1,000. Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Signed by Author.

First edition. First edition. Light off-setting to the front and rear endpapers else a fine, bright copy in a bright dust jacket with light wear to the spine ends and corners, and small nicks and chips to the extremities. Accompanying this copy is an inked handwritten letter on Ellery Queen stationery and dated March 3, 1958. Frederic Dannay responds to questions posed by the recipient of this letter. Mr. Dannay says that he does not know which author first used hypnosis as an integral part of a story, and he cannot be of help with the book Cops And Robbers by O. Henry as "we have no copies left." He further advises that all matters involving money orders and subscription requests will be forwarded to the New York Office. Signed "Sincerely, Frederic Dannay." The letter contains three paragraphs and is about 85 words. The letter has two horizontal faint, fold creases and the original stamped mailing envelope is also included.

First edition. First U. S. edition. Signed as "Ellery Queen" on the title page. Near fine, bright copy in price-clipped dust jacket, light wear to the spine ends and corners with a small closed tear to bottom edge of the rear cover. "Ellery Queen moves into the small town of Wrightsville, somewhere in New England, in order to get some peace and quiet so that he can write a book. As a result of renting a furnished house, he becomes peripherally involved in the story of Jim Haight and Nora Wright. Nora's father is president of the Wrightsville National bank, "oldest family in town", and when the head cashier Jim Haight became engaged to his daughter Nora, he built and furnished a house for them as a wedding present. That was three years ago?the day before the wedding, Jim Haight disappeared, the wedding was called off, and the "jinxed" house became known as "Calamity House". Ellery rents it, just before the return of Jim Haight, and the wedding is soon on again. Ellery finds some evidence that Jim is planning to poison Nora and, after the wedding, she does display some symptoms of arsenic poisoning. But it is Jim's sister Rosemary who dies after drinking a poisoned cocktail. Jim is tried for the murder and it is only after some startling and tragic events that Ellery reveals the identity of the murderer." A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone title.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. "Q.E.D.: Queen's Experiments in Detection" by Ellery Queen. London: Victor Gollancz, 1969. First English edition. Signed with a lengthy inscription by Frederic Dannay, signed "Fred Dannay" and dated September 1969. Octavo. 240 pages. Publisher's red cloth, spine lettered in gilt; original illustrated dust jacket. Skewed, corners just bumped, minor edgewear, head and foot of spine pushed. White endpapers. Internally clean and tight; text block edges with minor wear and foxing. Dust jacket unclipped (30/- net); moderate edgewear, chipping to head and foot of spine and corners with some losses, spine and edges sunned, soiling to the back panel, somewhat rubbed. Very good book and dust jacket. Inscribed by Author(s).

Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: About Fine. First Edition. Octavo, 248 pages; publisher's red cloth, spine printed in black. INSCRIBED by the author on FEP - Vincent Starrett copy, signed on the half title and dated 18 Dec. 1951. (First edition stated). A lovely copy, in a near fine dust jacket, with price of $2.75 on front flap and minor soiling on rear panel.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. First Edition. This copy is Number 22 of 25 specially bound presentation copies. Inscribed on the front flyleaf: "To Shirl and Murray with the best wishes of 'Ellery Queen' (Danny)". The recipients were Frederick Dannay's sister-in-law and her husband. A pioneering work, billed as the first bibliography of the detective short story. It played an important role in the acceptance of the genre as serious literature. Octavo: 146 p. Original marbled paper-covered boards over a burgundy cloth spine, with a printed paper spine label. A duplicate spine label is tipped in on the rear spine label. Just a hint of edgewear, with some mild toning to the spine label. Near fine.

First edition. First edition. [6], 309pp., plus ads in the rear. 8vo. Inscribed by "Ellery Queen" Inscribed on the front endpaper: "To Emily Postlewaite - here is the book mentioned in Queen's Quorum -- 'one of the very few which traces teh vocational advancement of a professional policeman.' 'Ellery Queen'" Publisher's orange cloth. Rubbing at extremitites, else VG [6], 309pp., plus ads in the rear. 8vo.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, a very good copy in the publisher's cloth, a bit rubbed and scuffed at the edges, slight browning to the edges of a few leaves. Signed "Ellery Queen" to front endpaper. Signed by Author(s).

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. This is a signed letter from Manfred B. Lee (signed Manny), better known by the shared pseudonym that appears in the letterhead, Ellery Queen. Dated September 6, 1956. Lee enclosed a carbon copy of a reply sent to Mrs. William H Gardnier, saying "I think it speaks for itself." The condition of this letter is VG+. Moderate tanning to edges. Tan to cream page. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Firest UK Printing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Author Signed.

Cloth. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. Firest UK Printing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Author Signed.

Paperback. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($1.95 price on front cover). Published by Davis Publications, 1977. 12mo. Pictorial wraps. Signed & inscribed by "Ellery Queen" (Frederic Dannay) on half-title page. Also signed by three of the authors in this collection on the first page of each of their stories (Edward Hoch, Michael Gilbert & Robert L. Fish). Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Binding tight and pages crisp. Corners sharp and spine straight. Vintage cover art. Scarce signed copy of this classic collection edited by Ellery Queen signed by Frederic Dannay; one of the original co-authors and creators of Ellery Queen as well as several other classic thriller authors. 251 pages. ISBN: 0895590042. Book has been placed in a custom acetate protector. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.

First edition. First edition. Signed on the title page "Ellery Queen"/ (Frederic Dannay). Fine, bright copy in price-clipped dust jacket with red color on spine lightly sunned and minor wear to the foot of spine. An important anthology as well as an early one that includes stories by Eberhart, Palmer, Rinehart, Footner, Starrett, Holmes [Boucher], Christie, Orczy, Hume, Bangs, Vickers, Wallace, et al. The introduction is quite informative. Queen says, "the first true detective in literature cracked open his eggshell in 1841, emerging 'fully grown and armed to the teeth.' Out of Poe's immortal rib [ no pun intended ] came the world's first woman detective---a full twenty years later." Queen goes on to say, "again obeying the primeval laws of nature--though less laggard, let it be noted, in matters pertaining to sin--woman came second. In all these years no one has collected in one 'feminology' the best exploits of our many distaff detectives, matronly murderesses, and petticoat pilferers." Thus does Mr. Queen explain this fascinating collection. Also contains Frederick Irving Anderson's The Jorgensen Plates, a publishing story featuring the technical aspects of publishing in England and the USA.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1ST. Excellent Copy - Signed By Jack Vance On The Title Page. A First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Near Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, No Real Shelf Wear. Tiny Blemish To The Bottom Edge. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Near Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks, And Enjoy. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1ST. Excellent Copy - Signed By Jack Vance On The Title Page. A First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Near Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, No Real Shelf Wear. Tiny Blemish To The Bottom Edge. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Near Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks, And Enjoy. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. About fine lacking the dust jacket. Nicely Inscribed by both of the duo who made up Ellery Queen (Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee), all but Lee's signature in the hand of Dannay: "July 31, 1940. To Rudy and Martha Flothow with the best wishes of the author 'Ellery Queen' (Frederic Dannay), (Manfred B. Lee)." The first of many anthologies edited by Queen, with first appearances of 25 short stories by authors including Arthur Conan Doyle, Dashiell Hammett, Agatha Chrsitie, and others.

First edition. First edition. 8vo. Laid-in is a holograph letter on Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine stationery and dated 2/28/63. The letter is an encouraging one advising a prospective author that "and while this particular story is not for EQMM, I do encourage to keep writing." The letter is signed as "Fred Dannay ("E. Q.")." Twenty short stories provided by Cornell Woolrich, Stanley Ellin, Dorothy Salisbury Davis, John Dickson Carr, Ring Lardner, Charlotte Armstrong, Margaret Millar, Patricia Highsmith, Margery Allingham, Joe Gores, et al. Ring Lardner's story "Stop Me -- If You've Heard This One" is the first book appearance of this tale. Patricia Highsmith's "The Terrapin" was judged to be the second best mystery short story of 1962. John Dickson Carr's "The Grandest Game in the World" is a brilliant critique of the detective story. Fine, bright, tight copy in fine fresh dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1ST. Signed By The Author On The Title Page. A British - First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Very Good Plus Condition. Boards Have A Tiny Bit Of Shelf Wear. Not Bumped. Fore Edges Have A Tiny Bit Of Reading Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Very Good Plus Condition. Tiniest Bit Of Wear Along The Edges. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy. Signed by Author(s). Book.

First hardcover edition. Octavo, boards. Signed by Vance on the title page. First published as a paperback original in 1965. [Reference: Hewett and Mallett, The Work of Jack Vance, A19i]. Some tanning to text paper, corner tips bruised, a nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with a touch of wear to the corner tips and a crease at the upper right front panel. Uncommon to find signed by Vance. (27234).

First edition. First edition. Signed on the half title page as "Barnaby Ross" and "Ellery Queen." Fine, bright copy in dust jacket with light wear to the spine ends and corners. Contains the first book appearance of Queen's Quorum. Queen's Quorum, A Readers' and Collectors' Guide To The 101 Most Important Books Of Detective-Crime Short Stories, With Critical and Bibliographical Notes, in short, A Short History Of The Detective-Crime Short Story. Also contains fourteen modern detective stories never before published in book form in the United States. Some of the authors are Dashiell Hammett, Agatha Christie (two selections), T. S. Stribling, Ernest Bramah, Anthony Boucher, Lillian De La Torre, Ellery Queen, and others.