The Garden Murder Case : A Philo Vance Story
by Van Dine, S. S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ EX-LIBRARY/Partial Jacket - priced $2.00
- Seller
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Henderson, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. Mild EX-LIBRARY copy, from the Orange (NJ) Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. NO exterior library markings (spine, covers, and page edges are clean). Minimal interior markings (hospital bookplate and pocket). Inner hinges are perfect. Bound in the original black cloth, lettered in gold on the spine and front cover. Attached to the front endpaper is the inner flap from the book's dust jacket (not price clipped: $2.00). First printing, with MCMXXXV on the title page, and the Scribner "A" and seal on the copyright page. Complete with the "Rivermont Park" foldout racing chart. From the dust jacket: "The background of this new Van Dine murder case is horse-racing, with fascinating details of the 'hay burners,' book-makers, pari-mutuel betting, jockeys, handicapping, and the history and gossip of the race track... Philo Vance, who is present at the time, 'playing the ponies' with a group of sportsmen, hears the shot, and is the first to discover the body of the victim.". First Edition. Hardcover. Good+ EX-LIBRARY/Partial Jacket - priced $2.00. 8vo. (iv), 122pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Seller
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 004452
- Title
- The Garden Murder Case : A Philo Vance Story
- Author
- Van Dine, S. S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ EX-LIBRARY
- Jacket Condition
- Partial Jacket - priced $2.00
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- 8vo. (iv), 122pp
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery / Crime Fiction; Games / Gambling / Cards / Poker; Horses / Horsemanship / Equestrian Sports;
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Henderson, Nevada
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