The Murderer is a Fox by Ellery Queen
1949. Third Impression. 184 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages are moderately tanned, but text remains clear. Binding is firm. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Heavy marking to endpapers. Boards have light shelf-wear, with minor corner bumping and minimal scuffing to edges. Spine is severely sunned, with some noticeable splitting to ends. Visible marks overall, including water staining to rear board. Book has a slight forward lean.