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THE DRAGON MURDER CASE; A Philo Vance Story
by Van Dine, S. S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Shelton, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1933. First Edition Library. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. Small 8vo, black cloth with scarlett lettering on spine and cover, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a red Chinese dragon rearing above newliweds, map endpapers, 311 pages + [6] ads for "Another Philo Vance Story." Seventh Philo Vance mystery. This Very Fine facsimile is based on mystery authority Otto Penzler's rare copy. Exceptional Condition! An Affordable Classic!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1444
- Title
- THE DRAGON MURDER CASE; A Philo Vance Story
- Author
- Van Dine, S. S
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Library
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- Shelton, New York
- Date Published
- 1933
- Keywords
- Murder, crime, China, pool, Indians, drowning, death
Terms of Sale
Borg Antiquarian
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- New
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- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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