Grosset & Dunlap, 1929 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Early reprint. Red cloth with black lettering and ruling on the front board and spine. Light soiling, two small stains on the fore edge, pages browning, previous owner's tasteful bookplate on the front endpaper, "1946" penned on the rear paste down. The dust jacket is missing all but 4-5 inches of the spine- only the author's name remaining, several small chips and rubbing along the edges/corners. Notably the front and back panels are, in the main, complete and the striking front panel illustration depicts a green skeleton arm and hand holding a red bishop chess piece over three blue sheets with nursery rhyme clues on them. The jacket is scarce and now in protective Brodart sleeve..

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Bookseller: Else Fine Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 002604
Title: The Bishop Murder Case: a Philo Vance Story
Author: Van Dine, S. S
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Poor
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Date Published: 1929

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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Fore Edge: The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Brodart: Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...