ERLE STANLEY GARDNER'S VENTURA - Birthplace of Perry Mason by Senate, Richard L - 1996

Ventura, California: Charon Press, 1996. (xi) 95 pp. Trade paperback format. Signed on the title page by Richard L. Senate and John Anthony Miller. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine and some minor rubbing on the front cover; aside from the author's and illustrator's signatures, no interior markings. The Chapters are: The Birth of Perry Mason; The Heart of Perry Mason; The Oxnard Years; Sespe Days with Erle Stanley Gardner; Nat - Erle's Inspiration; Erle Stanley Gardner's Office Building; Erle Stanley Gardner and the Press; Erle Stanley Gardner the Man; Erle Stanley Gardner's Courtroom; Erle Stanley Gardner's Haunts; Characters for Sale; Memories of Erle Stanley Gardner; Perry Mason's Ventura Law Practice; Erle Stanley Gardner and the Gangsters; The Case of the Well Turned Ankle; Erle Gardner at Home; Recipes; The Real Della Street; Gardner and the Chinese; The Rev. William 'Bill' Gilbert; Pen Names and Characters; A Chronological Checklist of the Book Publications of Erle Stanley Gardner; Warner Brothers Perry Mason Films; Erle Stanley Gardner Timeline; and About the Author; followed by an index.. Signed by Author and Illustrator. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by John Anthony Miller;. 8vo.