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1933004169Charles Scribner's Sons. DJ in archival cover with light edge wear. Publisher price of $2.00 is present on inner flap. "A" and shield on the copyright page. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1933. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1996052896New York: Otto Penzler 1996. Facsimile Edition . Hardback. As New/As New. <br/> <br/> Otto Penzler hardcover
199630712New York: Otto Penzler First Edition Library 1996. 1996. First edition. First edition thus. Very fine in dust jacket. An exact facsimile edition of the handsome and highly collectible 1933 first edition. Sanford Montague is away for a weekend party dives into the swimming pool and never comes up again. The pool is known as "The Dragon Pool" because it has long been regarded as the home of the devil-monster of the Lenape Indians. The mystery is solved by Vance partly thanks to his deep knowledge of dragon lore. Otto Penzler First Edition Library, 1996]. unknown
1933320948New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1933. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Very good with a small stain spot on the front board light wear at the spine ends endpapers tanned just a bit lacking the dustwrapper. A very nice copy of this Philo Vance novel filmed in 1934 with Warren William as Vance and Eugene Pallette stealing the show as Inspector Heath. Mysterious disappearance and murder at an eerie "dragon pool" party. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1933001809New York: Grosset & Dunlop 1933. Reprint . Hardback. Fine/Near Fine. contains the same beautiful dw as the first editionscarce in dw period bookplate of previous owner and gift inscrption <br/> <br/> Grosset & Dunlop hardcover
193329947NY: SCRIBNERS. Fine with no dust jacket. 1933. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. First edition. Near fine in black cloth with red titles lacking the dust jacket. Hint of offsetting at endpapers Sharp copy. Philo Vance. . SCRIBNERS. hardcover
193517479New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1935. First Edition First Printing. Cloth. Near fine/very good. The first edition first printing of The Garden Murder Case: A Philo Vance Story signed by S.S. Van Dine. Octavo 2 332pp 10pp ads. Publisher's black cloth title stamped in gilt. The first printing with the "Scribner's A" on the copyright page. Faint wear to black cloth light scuff mark on front cover along fore-edge. Solid text block internally clean. In the publisher's first state dust jacket $2.00 on the front flap two closed tears with archival tissue reinforcement to verso notable wear along bottom edge of front panel wear at tips a very good example. This copy is signed on the front free endpaper by S.S. Dine. The Garden Murder Case was first published in 1935 by Charles Scribner's Sons in New York. The novel was serialized in American Magazine beginning in February 1935 just before its book release. A British edition was issued the same year by Cassell and Company in London. The book was the ninth in the Philo Vance series and was one of the later entries before the character's popularity declined. A film adaptation by MGM starring Edmund Lowe as Vance was released in 1936. Charles Scribner's Sons unknown
1935n0465New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1935. Later entry in the Philo Vance series set amongst the horse-racing set filmed in 1936 starring Edmund Lowe as Vance. First printing with 'A' on copyright page. Hardcover full black cloth gilt titling. Light general wear gilt a bit tarnished ink name & dates rubberstamped name & address on free endsheet; jacket shows a bit of edgewear minor chipping & creasing short tear; front flap too closely trimmed removing the last letter from most words. Text clean; 332 pages 8 pages offering brief synopses & reviews of previous Vance novels. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 5½" by 7½". Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover
193500004318New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1935. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. 7 7-332 8 pages of publisher's advertisements pp. Black cloth with gold lettering on the front board and the spine. Attractive Near Fine book in a Very Good price-clipped dust jacket with edge wear and a few hints of rubbing. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
193526018New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1935. 1935. First edition. Former owner's name on front pastedown sheet completely hidden by the dust jacket flap else fine bright copy in price-clipped dust jacket with some minor professional restoration to spine ends and corners. While attending the running of one of America's great handicap horse races Philo Vance who is there playing the ponies hears a shot and is the first to discover the body. His investigation leads him into the world of "hay burners" book-makers betting jockeys and handicapping. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. unknown
193515504893SCRIBNER 1935. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. FIRST. A NEAR FINE FIRST EDITION IN VERY GOOD PLUS DUST JACKET.NOT PRICE CLIPPED $2.00. SCRIBNER Hardcover
193841988New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1938. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Yellow cloth with black lettering pictorial dust jacket. xii 227p 6pp ads. Very good/very good. Mild jacket edgewear and a bit of rubbing. A tight and attractive first edition of the penultimate 11th Philo Vance mystery turned into a 1939 film version starring the original dingbat but omitting husband George Burns. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
193842650New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1938. 1938. First edition. Fine bright copy in dust jacket with a small closed tear to the bottom crease of the front flap fold. Gracie Allen trys to help master sleuth Philo Vance solve a murder. Allen's uncle fixes her up with Bill at a company picnic. When the two go out to a nightclub that night Gracie inadvertently links Bill to the murder of a thug after finding the dead body and Bill's cigarette case at the scene of the crime. While being questioned at the club she meets Vance who's investigating the homicide. After Gracie's bungled attempts to solve the case Vance decides it might be easier to have her working with him. Despite Gracie's "help" the two eventually find the real killer. An exceptional copy. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. unknown
1938000020New York: P.F. Collier & Son 1938. Reprint . Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Strong Very Good. See scans and description. New York: P.F. Collier & Son 1938. Small octavo 227 pp. Gray leatherette with maroon and gilt imprinting. Spine slant page edge soiling. Very Good firm bright and handsome. The scarce leatherette Collier edition of Van Dine's Philo Vance mystery The Gracie Allen Murder Case with a lengthy cast of characters including - yes - a George Burns and a Gracie Allen. Ships in a new sturdy protective box - not a bag. L108 <br/> <br/> P.F. Collier & Son hardcover
1938041681NY: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS. "A" & SEAL PRESENT MENDED TEARS & SMALL CHIPS TO A UNCLIPPED DJ. . VG. Hardcover. First Edition. 1938. CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS hardcover
1938313397NY: SCRIBNERS. 1938. First Edition. A good only copy in a fair to good dj. Couple moderate-size chips in dj. at spine. Book shop stamp on rear pastedown. General shelfsoiling & wear . SCRIBNERS. unknown
1938004382New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1938. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Scribner's "A" on copyright page price of $2.00 front flap. Near Fine top edge dusty pastedowns age-toned nice period prior owner bookplate front pastedown completely hidden by front flap. In a Very Good dustjacket front and rear panels rubbed and with small chips at spine tips and flap folds. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover
1928MYSCTSCRIBNERS 1928. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. A beautiful first edition in fine dust jacket. INSCRIBED by S.S. Van Dine. You can't get a better copy!. SCRIBNERS Hardcover
1917036183NY: Boni and Liveright. 1917. An early work by Van Dine using his given name. An anthology of stories by French writers with a 30-page introduction by Van Dine/Wright. Rubbing to boards; a very good copy lacking the dust jacket. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Boni and Liveright hardcover
1928140946155New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1928. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First edition first state with MCMXXVIII on title page and matching date on copyright page. xii 388pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth lettered in white. Very Good with worming to front joint and right edge of board. Light staining to top edge; contents are slightly toned. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with toning and moderate wear to crown with fairly small chips; rear panel with one closed tear. <p> A great copy of this whodunit murder mystery the third in the Philo Vance detective series. Adapted a year later into the 1929 film starring William Powell as the dandy detective. Charles Scribner's Sons unknown
1928000014396New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good or better. 8vo. 6 vii-x 2 1-388 2 pages of publisher's advertisements 2 pp. Black cloth with white lettering and a white border on the front board and spine. Price of $2.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with a frontispiece done in black and white and with an in-text image. Penzler 18. According to Penzler there were two issues of the first printing of the first edition: the second issue states "Copyright 1927 1928" on the copyright page. Ours is the second issue. A tiny push and a bit of foxing to the top textblock a contemporary Christmas inscription on the free front endpaper; jacket with a touch of silverfishing to its bottom edge. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
192819593New York: Charles Scribner 1928. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. BOOK VERY GOOD/JACKET VERY GOOD-. 8vo - over 7¾"" - 9¾"" tall. A CLEAN NICE COPY WITH A BRIGHT ATTRACTIVE DUSTJACKET IN NEW GLOSSY BRODART. TRUE FIRST PRINTING book with only 1928 on copyright page. Grossett and Dunlap printing dustjacket is about one inch taller than the book. Decorative blank bookplate on the front pastedown. Third Philo Vance mystery. 388 pages plus ads. Charles Scribner hardcover
192825004ENew York: Scribners 1928. First Edition First State of the third Philo Vance mystery novels with 1928 on both the title page and copyright page. Bookplate. Slightly cocked else a lightly used copy with some fading to the cloth at the spine and minor wear to the cloth and some edge wear without dust jacket. The basis of the 1929 film directed by Frank Tuttle starring William Powell as Philo Vance with Jean Arthur Ullrich Haupt and Florence Eldridge. Scribners hardcover
1928007588Charles Scribner's Sons. Bright clean black cloth stamped crisply in white on front boards and spine. First Edition Second Issue With Scribner's Seal And 1927 And 1928 Dates On Copyright Page 1928 Date in Roman numerals on title page MCMXXVIII. In archival cover. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1928. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
192820962ENew York: Scribners 1928. First Edition of the third Philo Vance novel. Signed and inscribed by the author S.S. Van Dine to actor and screenwriter George O’Hara in the year of publication on the front free endpaper: “To George O’Hara New York 1929 - or bust! If the Greene is shot and you are not there I’ll be unhappy. S.S. Van Dine Hollywood 1928.†Slightly cocked else a very good lightly used copy with some fading to the cloth at the spine and some edge wear without dust jacket. The basis of the 1929 film directed by Frank Tuttle starring William Powell as Philo Vance with Jean Arthur Ullrich Haupt and Florence Eldridge. George O’Hara 1899 - 1966 began his film career working for early Hollywood director Mack Sennett and is best known for starring in Fighting Blood 1923 When Gale and Hurricane Met 1923 and California or Bust 1927. His screenwriting notables include Night Parade 1929and A Single Man 1929. Scribners hardcover