London: William Heinemann, 1930. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Original green cloth with gilt titles. Bookplate of Hugh Hefner tipped-on to front pastedown, the spine is a touch sun faded, else near fine, lacking the dustwrapper. The second novel by Eberhart, America's answer to Agatha Christie. Presentation copy, Inscribed by Mignon Eberhart to Grace and Glenn Hefner, the parents of *Playboy* magazine founder Hugh Hefner, on the front flyleaf: "For Grace and Glenn Hefner with the abiding affection of the author, Mignon G. Eberhart, Valentine, Nebraska, June 1930." Accompanied by a letter of provenance from the Hugh M. Hefner Foundation. Grace Hefner and Mignon Eberhart were sorority sisters at Nebraska Wesleyan University and remained lifelong friends. Hugh Hefner was supposedly born in Eberhart's Chicago apartment, which she sublet to the Hefners while she was touring Europe with her husband in 1926.

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Bookseller: Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 437464
Title: While the Patient Slept
Author: EBERHART, Mignon G
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: William Heinemann
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1930
Keywords: AssociationCopy, Mystery, AmerLit20thCent

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Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., founded in 1985, specializes in first editions of 20th Century American and English fiction. Our inventory of over 75,000 first editions includes: African-American literature & history, Mysteries, Detective Fiction, Drama, Books into Film and Sports books. We routinely issue extensively illustrated color catalogs, available by subscription. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA)and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). Tom Congalton, founder of Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc., actively promotes the ethics and standards of these professional organizations and served as President of the ABAA from 2000 to 2002.

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Dustwrapper: Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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