QUEEN, Ellery (Pseudonym for Frederic Dannay, 1905-82, and Manfred Lee, 1905-71). The Roman Hat Mystery. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1929.

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QUEEN, Ellery (Pseudonym for Frederic Dannay, 1905-82, and Manfred Lee, 1905-71). The Roman Hat Mystery. New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1929.

8o. Map of the Roman Theater. Original red cloth with top hat design (front hinge neatly repaired, few touches of wear to spine ends and board edges, spine very slightly faded).

FIRST EDITION of the authors' first book and the introduction of Ellery Queen. "Ellery Queen is the American detective story" (Anthony Boucher). A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone.

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