DEAD MAN'S FLOAT (Suspense & Murder) by DEAN, AMBER - (first PB 1946),

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co./Crime Club, 1944. When a flirtatious woman who had endangered too many marriages is found dead, the lake crowd barely skips a beat. But when a popular guy escapes death the search for a murderer galvinizes the community. The first Abbie Harris mystery. Ex-library with a stamp on the front end paper and scuffs from a pocket removal in the back. Lightly bumped and rubbed with a couple of spots darkened on the spine where there is loss to the jacket. Hinges a bit loose. Jacket rubbed with chips and tears, including loss to the ends of the sunned spine and a pair of 2" tears with creases to the upper rear panel. Internal tape repair, in mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. Ex-Library.

mystery novel classic, , (first PB 1946), . 81, very good , mystery novel, paperback,

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc., 1945. Maroon cover & spine: faded gold gilt lettering, rubbed w/ edgewear. 190 pgs. unmarked & tight. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City, New York: The Crime Club/ Doubleday. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1944. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. Book is Very Good. Stated First Edition. Strong and sturdy binding. Clean and unmarked text. Very light bumping to cover corners and spine ends. Light edge/corner wear to cover and spine ends. Light tanning to cover edges. Deckle front page ends. DJ is Fair with numerous small tears and chips on edges. Some DJ edge corner wear. DJ top spine end small piece missing and bottom spine end missing about 1 inch from face. DJ front and back all text present. Very light surface shelf wear to DJ cover. ; Book Club Edition; 180 pages .