The Scarab Murder Case. A Philo Vance Story
by Van Dine, S.S. [pseud. Willard Huntington Wright]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/No Jacket
- Seller
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Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
London: Cassell and Company, Ltd, 1930 12mo. original navy cloth gilt (a little rubbed & bumped, qith shallow fraying at extremities, some marking, prev. owner's name to upper pastedown, trifling spots, else clean internally; lacks dustwrapper); pp. viii, 342 (last blank). A very good copy. The fifth novel featuring Philo Vance, dapper New York society detective.. First UK. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 031846
- Title
- The Scarab Murder Case. A Philo Vance Story
- Author
- Van Dine, S.S. [pseud. Willard Huntington Wright]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First UK
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- SS Van Dine Scarab Mystery Philo Vance New York Egyptology Museum Crime Detective Murder Mystery Willard Huntington Wright
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About the Seller
Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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Castlemaine, Victoria
About Mount of Alex - Arapiles Mountain Books
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- Jacket
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- 12mo
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