The Gracie Allen Murder Case: A Philo Vance Mystery
by Van Dine, S.S
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scibner's Sons, 1938. Clean and tight. Light soiling to the yellow boards. Relatively sharp corners. Very slight slant. Gift shop stamp on the first page and on the inside of the front cover. The dust jacket has wear and tear and chipping along the edges and isi n new mylar. The chip at the top of the spine includes the "T" of The. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mystery.
Synopsis
The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1938) (also published as The Scent of Murder) is the eleventh of twelve detective novels by S. S. Van Dine featuring his famous fictional detective of the 1920s and 1930s, Philo Vance. It also features the zany half of the George Burns & Gracie Allen comedy team. It is in some ways a roman à clef, including not just Burns & Allen but also such characters as Gracie's mother and brother.
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- Bookseller
- funyettabooks
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 045570
- Title
- The Gracie Allen Murder Case: A Philo Vance Mystery
- Author
- Van Dine, S.S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scibner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Fiction
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- Chipping
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- Spine
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- Tight
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- Jacket
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- 12mo
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- First Edition
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