Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library. As New with no dust jacket. 1990. Special Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Covered in purple leather, spine in five compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering on spine, gilt design on covers and all edges gilt with decorated endpapers. Frontspiece illustration by Kent Barton specially commissioned for this edition. . The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. AS NEW.. Franklin Library of Mystery Masterpieces Series. B&W Illustrations. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 293 pp .

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First novel in the Philo Vance series of detective fiction written by S.S. Van Dine. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone published in the Golden Age of detective fiction.

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Bookseller: Round Table Books, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 20305
Title: The Benson Murder Case
Author: Van Dine, S.S
Illustrator: Kent Barton
Format/Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: New As New with no dust jacket
Edition: Special Edition. First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Franklin Library
Place of Publication: Franklin Center, Pennsylvania
Date Published: 1990
Keywords: Mystery, Philo Vance, New York detective, Crime Novels, Fine Binding, Suspense, Franklin Library

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