Queena Mario (17 results)
Published by bart house,, 1945
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, NY, U.S.A.GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS
Contact seller5-star sellerPaperback. first PB. 11, good , right eddge chewing macabre mystery novel, paperback.
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Published by Bart House, 1945
- Softcover
Seller: F&SF Books, Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.F&SF Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
£ 16.92
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Murder Meets Mephisto by Queena Mario, Bart House 11, 1945 with uncredited cover art. Bright, clean, colorful copy of a scarce mystery novel. Binding is tight and covers uncreased. Spine is flat and uncreased. Scarce.
Published by Bart House, New York, 1945
- Softcover
Seller: 32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera, IOBA, ESA, Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera, IOBA, ESA
Contact seller4-star sellerAssociation member: IOBA
Softcover. 12mo., Murder at The Metropolitan Opera, New York City. Good with some cover creases in illustrated wrappers.
Published by Bart House, 1945
- Softcover
Seller: Hook's Book Nook, Pottstown, PA, U.S.A.Hook's Book Nook
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. great front cover of red faced devil like face.
Published by Bart
Seller: Reed Books The Museum of Fond Memories, Birmingham, AL, U.S.A.Reed Books The Museum of Fond Memories
Contact seller2-star sellerPaperback #11 CONDITION: g-.
Published by Bart
Seller: Reed Books The Museum of Fond Memories, Birmingham, AL, U.S.A.Reed Books The Museum of Fond Memories
Contact seller2-star sellerPaperback #11 CONDITION: g.
Published by Dutton, NY, 1942
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Mystery Cove Book Shop, Hulls Cove, ME, U.S.A.Mystery Cove Book Shop
Contact seller4-star sellerhardcover. First Edition. VG+ in VG Dust Jacket. First edition stated. Opera singer's second mystery is set at the old Metroploitan Opera Company in Manhattan.
More imagesPublished by E. P. Dutton & Co, 1942
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, United KingdomAddyman Books
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E. P. Dutton. New York. 1942. First edition. Hardback with DW. Edges of boards faded. Tiny initials to front free endpaper. Pages browned otherwise a clean and sound copy in worn and faded wrapper that is nicked to edges and lacks portion at head of spine.
Published by E. P. Dutton, New York, 1942
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Crossroad Books, Eau Claire, WI, U.S.A.Crossroad Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. VG+ book in VG- DJ. 1942, First Edition. Nice bright boards. Light bumping to the spine extremeties. Very light spine lean. DJ has small chips to the corners and spine xtremeties. 1/2" chip to DJ spine head. Few short close…d tears and light creases to DJ. DJ spine is sun-lightened. Light rubbing and smudges to DJ panels. ; 25A; 7-1/2" x 5-1/2"; 244 pages.
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Published by E.P. Dutton & Co Inc, USA, 1934
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Brought to Book Ltd, London, United KingdomBrought to Book Ltd
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Fine
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Murder in the Opera House by Queena Mario First Edition E.P. Dutton & Co Inc 1934. New York. Author's debut novel. No previous owner's inscriptions. Contents clean and unblemished throughout. A fine copy with no bumping or graying to corners or edges and…no toning to spine. In original pictorial VG dust jacket. Not price clipped.
Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, 1942
- First Edition
Seller: Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare, Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
Contact seller5-star sellerNewspaper. First Edition. Pages are age-toned. Light chipping to edges. A near fine copy. Illustrations by Miriam Troop.; Folio. Illustrated by Troop, Miriam (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc, New York, 1944
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare, Schenectady, NY, U.S.A.Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. First Edition. 206pp. Beige cloth stamped in red on the front and the spine. A nice signed presentation copy to radio host celebrity Mary Margaret McBride. "To Mary Margaret / Peeress of program makers / and one of my favorite women. / Affectionately. / Queena Mario." Mario was one of the Metropolitan Opera's most enc…hanting lyrical artists who started a second career as a writer and teacher. Death Drops Delilah is the last of the three mysteries she penned that blend music and murder. Front hinge is a bit weak, light toning to pages. Still a bright near fine copy in the scarce very good dustjacket with a few minute chips to edges, a crease and fading to spine panel. In Hubin, 2003, p. 1018. ; Octavo; Signed by Author.
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- First Edition
Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, United KingdomAddyman Books
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E. P. Dutton. New York. 1934. Second printing of first edition. No DW. Light yellow cloth, slightly marked. SIGNED BY AUTHOR TO FRONT FREE ENDPAPER. Ownership signature. Spine sunned otherwise a clean and sound copy.
More imagesPublished by E. P. Dutton and Co, New York, 1934
Seller: Babylon Revisited Rare Books, Northampton, MA, U.S.A.Babylon Revisited Rare Books
Contact seller4-star sellerSecond Printing. Theater set murder mystery (in which the victim is killed on stage during an opera) by this soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Company. Inscribed in poetic form from Mario to Michigan politician and president of the University of Michigan's School of Music. Author's first book. Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket,…small chips at lower front flap edge, some staining to lower half of rear panel.
Published by E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc, 1942., New York, 1942
- First Edition
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition. Fine in dust jacket with professional restoration to spine ends and extremities. "The ingeniously contrived murder, the glittering background of music and make-believe, the tempestuous, clashing personalities, combine to make this a tale guaranteed to give both opera lovers and mystery fans a delightful and wakefu…l evening.".
Published by E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., [1934]., New York, 1934
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, GREENCASTLE, PA, U.S.A.BUCKINGHAM BOOKS, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition. Author's first book. Pseudonym of Queena Marian Tillotson. Signed by the author on the front fly leaf. Fine, bright, tight copy in lightly rubbed dust jacket with light wear to the spine ends and corners. Attractive copy of the famed soprano's first novel, a murder mystery featuring a female protagonist and set ag…ainst the backdrop of New York's Metropolitan Opera. Mario had a successful career which included at 15 year stint at the Met, and would go on to write two more opera-themed mysteries between 1942-44. Her first novel is scarce in dust jacket, especially signed.
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA
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No Binding. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. (not signed) on 1 3/4 length portrait of Quenna Mario in costume as Manon, wearing a low cut jeweled gown, hat trimmed in ostrich feathers, looking up, with a large light behind her head making a halo reflection. Photograph is on heavy weight stock; 10" x 12 1/2". very good (few small… spots). 1929.
