Greenwich, CN: Fawcett Publications, Inc., 1968. First Printing, First Edition Thus. . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good to Near Fine. Vintage Paperback, Gold Medal T2004; Van Dine's Philo Vance, America's first classic detective, the amateur sleuth who taught the professionals, investigates the case of "Canary" Margaret Odell, the Broadway playgirl brutally murdered in her New York apartment; text is clean, tight, lightly age-tanned with a very slight spine lean; pictorial wrappers show reading crease, very minor surface and edgewear. Collectable.

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Bookseller: H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 003492
Title: THE 'CANARY' MURDER CASE
Author: Van Dine, S.S. (Willard Huntington Wright)
Format/Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good to Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Printing, First Edition Thus.
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Fawcett Publications, Inc.
Place of Publication: Greenwich, CN
Date Published: 1968
Keywords: MYSTERY, FIRST EDITION, NEW YORK, DETECTIVE, PHILO VANCE
Bookseller catalogs: Mystery; New York; Amateur Sleuth;

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H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.

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