Ellery Queen — The Devil to Pay

London, Victor Gollancz LTD, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A first edition Ellery Queen novel, bringing the detective to Los Angeles and the show business world. The first edition.An exciting mystery novel set in Los Angeles, a gripping whodunnit revolving around the detective Ellery Queen.Ellery Queen was the pen name used by the writing duo Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee, as well as being the name of the fictional New York City based detective.Bookplate of Mia and Wouter Pronk to the recto of the front endpaper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Spine and extremities are lightly faded. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Bookplate to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .