Description: ~FROM RON'S CLOSET~Domestic Buyers: Request a Discount on Combined Shipping prior to payment ~~~ .50 for each additional selection THE ROMAN HAT MYSTERY (Ellery Queen Detective #1 ) by Ellery Queen Bestseller Mystery #J12 1944 Mystery Fiction Very Good Condition with light edge wear. Clean inside with no marks or writing. A fine silk custom top-hat is missing from a crooked lawyer who was poisoned by lead alcohol in the Roman theater at the close of the second act, 9:55 pm. Inspector Richard Q, sneezing snuff; a thin, multi-faced, small "Old Man"; and the Inspector's large writer son Ellery, puffing cigarettes, investigate. They start with maps of theater, the victim's bedroom, and a list of names appended with flavorful commentary: the finder of the body is "cranially a brachycephalic", and Dolly "a lady of reputation". The flavor of 1929 costume and culture, with evening attire de rigeur, and hip flasks full of bootleg liquor. I will be putting up more collectible paperbacks as time goes on, so keep looking. ~ VERY GOOD CONDITION ~ Please feel free to E-mail me with your questions prior to the close of sale. I will be listing many science fiction and other antiquarian books in the coming weeks. Please be sure to check my other listings as I will combine shipping. Thanks for browsing through my selections
Price: 12 USD
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
End Time: 2024-12-06T18:56:08.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Condition: Very Good
Binding: Paperback
Special Attributes: Vintage Paperback
Author: Ellery Queen
Publisher: Bestseller Mystery
Topic: Mystery
Modified Item: No
Year Printed: 1944
