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Avon reprint of 1935 mystery published during WWII (advertisement for U.S. War Savings Bonds at rear). Covers and spine have heavy creasing. One inch tear between spine and rear cover. Pages browned and brittle.

Avon Books. New York: Avon Publishing Co. , 1941 era. NO#-8 , good , creases, non Globe end-papers. , paperback,

Avon Books, 1941 (copyright date states 1935, but there is a war effort ad in the book's back matter). Spine is tight, but has a slight skew to it which does not affest the readability of soundness of the book. Clean, unmarked interior. Pages are toned. Light shelf-wear, including some very light soiling to the back cover. 305 pp. Mass-market paperback.

New York: Triangle Books, 1940. Philip Tolefree is invited to stay at a castle, where he finds a body in a hidden passage. Reprint, published in England as The Cat and the Corpse. Bumped and rubbed, spine sunned. Binding square and solid, pages well tanned. Good reading copy.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket.

New York: Avon, 1935. Early Reprint . Soft cover. VG+. avon early reprint without the number on the spine

Avon Books. New York: Avon Publishing Co. , 1941 era. NO#-8 , very good , non Globe end-papers. , paperback,

New York, NY, USA: William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1935 Good Plus condition with light to moderate cover wear, owner's name inside. Otherwise content clean, binding strong, cover design and lettering still bold. 305 pages Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

New York: Triangle Books, 1935. fifth printing. Hardcover. Very Good/good +. 6 x 8 in. Paper boards. Condition is VERY GOOD ; library plate on front pastedown, nothing else. Liht wear, one corner a bit water stained. Binding tight. DJ is GOOD+ ; worn, chips with creases. Fic. Stax.

New York: Morrow, 1935. British mystery; a Tolefree tale, published in the UK as The Cat and the Corpse, in which a body mysteriously vanishes. Hardcover, as pictured; first US edition (first printing) with same date on title & copyright pages, no later printings noted, lacking the jacket. Light wear to book, minor tanning, light crease to spine, no jacket. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Small Octavo.

New York, New York: Blue Ribbon Books, 1937. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Stand-alone thriller by the author of the Philip Tolefree mysteries. Orig. published in 1935, this is the 1937 Sixth Printing, a Blue Ribbon Books/A. L. Burt reprint. With olive green cloth-covered boards stamped in darker green lettering to front & spine, this hardcover 8vo is in VG condition: very clean, binding straight & strong with slight rightward lean, pages moderately tanned, commensurate with age. Old rental store stamp inside front cover, else unmarked. Rubbing to extremities, heaviest at corners, light soil & dust dulling to outside page edges. The unclipped DJ is Good, with light soil, rubbing, creasing, & small chips; protected by former owner in nonreflective mylar cover. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (PST); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

New York: Wm. MNorrow & Co, 1935. First American Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. Good+/Good+. Gorska (dust jacket illustrator). 8vo. Pp. [2], 3-305. Bound in black cloth with green lettering and decoration stamped on from board and spine, along with the "Morrow Mystery" logo. Cloth a bit worn, with light stains; former owner name in ink on front free endpaper, along with a rubber stamp (Margaret Keene Lib [...]" and remnant of label; page three with small coffee stain. Dust jacket chipped at head of spine; rubbed and with edge-wear. Price of $2.00 intact on the front flap. Withal, a presentable copy. Published the same year in England (Hodder) as The Cat and the Corpse. One of several "Corpse"-titled mysteries by Robert Alfred John Walling. HUBIN, p. 422. With a classic Gorska dust jacket that compares favorably with his jackets for Luxury Liner and The Wood of the Hanging Templar. Dust jacket is now preserved in a removable, clear archival sleeve.

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1935. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm.); black bords stamped in green on cover and spine; dustjacket; 305pp.; spine ends gently rubbed, still a Fine copy. The dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.00) chipping and tears to the extremities, badly scuffed front panel- Good only.

New York: William Morrow and Company, 1935. Advance Copy. Paperback. Very Good. Advance reading copy in green, black, and white illustrated self-wraps, "Publication Date / Feb - 8 1935" stamped on front flyleaf. First American edition. 305 pp. Very Good. Understandable creasing and concavity to spine, a bit of rubbing along edges and a slight lean. Top corner bumped. A scarce advance copy of the mystery originally titled The Cat and the Corpse in the UK, sent to reviewers and authors before American publication.

New York: William Morrow & Company, 1935. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First American edition. Black cloth with green lettering to front board and spine. Light rubbing to the cloth tips, slightly cocked, dust jacket with light wear around the edges and a few shallow chips. Overall a good, clean copy.