Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine April 1973 de Sullivan, Eleanor ( ed ), Michael Gilbert, Ursula Curtiss, William Brittain, James Powell, Alan K. Young, William Bankier, J.J. Marric ( John Creasey ), Nicolas Freeling, Jimmie L. Nelson, Michael Talbot, Jon L. Breen, Michael Harrison, John Dickson Carr, - 1973

First edition first printing of this collection of 14 short stories. Collected are the following: It Never Pays to Be Clever by Michael Gilbert, A Judicious Half Inch by Ursula Curtiss, The Man Who Read G.K. Chesterton by William Brittain, The Ascent of the Grimselhorn by James Powell, To See Death Coming by Alan K. Young, My Brother's Killer by William Bankier, Gideon: The Inside Job by J.J. Marric ( John Creasey ), Van Der Valk: The Train Watcher by Nicolas Freeling, The Captive by Jimmie L. Nelson, Oddity Imports by Michael Talbot, Old-Timers' Game by Jon L. Breen, The Jewel of Childeric by Michael Harrison, Stand and Deliver! by John Dickson Carr, See How They Run by Robert Bloch, Maigret: The Frightened Dressmaker by Georges Simenon. The John Dickson Carr Stand and Deliver! is the second part of an article. Three of the stories Simenon, Freeling and the Marric are all first US publications. Light edge wear. The remains of an address label on the rear cover. There is a 1/2 inch tear to the bottom edge of the spine at the front corner. Earlier owners name neatly written along the top edge of the table of contents page. In good condition.