Ellery Queen Death Spins The Platter 1973 and 12 similar items

DEATH SPINS THE PLATTER by Ellery Queen, ghost written by Richard Deming. New York: A Signet Book, New American Library, Times Mirror, (1973). First edition thus, first printing; mass-market paperback. "First printing June 1973" statement and first printing number code sequence 1 through 9 to the copyright page, code T5507 and .75c to the front cover. Originally published in 1962, this edition shows a distinct 1970s style with fun girly cover photo-art. The first of ten mysteries penned by Deming under the Ellery Queen name. A famous disc jockey, with a neglected wife, an impatient mistress, a has-been actor associate, and a greedy chairman of the board boss, is murdered. Presentable collectible. Elusive with this cover art. Minute rub to the lower front corner tip, a minuscule rub to the front spine fold, hairline rub to the front spine joint, else about near fine and very tight in stiff-card wraps with cover photo art comprising a posed scantily clad modern girl holding an ice-pick in front of a skull-and-cross-bones adorned giant vinyl record; all page edges yellow. Mass-market paperback; 128 pages. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT PAPERBACK COLLECTIBLE BOOKS THANKS!