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1934149204Burbank CA: Warner Brothers 1934. Final Draft script for the 1934 film. <br/><br/>Based on S. S. Van Dine's 1934 novel featuring Van Dine's recurring character Philo Vance. A party guest at a wealthy Manhattan estate vanishes presenting a new case for foppish bon vivant and New York detective Philo Vance. The only film adaptation of Van Dine's long-running series to feature actor Warren William as Vance.<br/><br/>Set in Manhattan.<br/><br/>Blue titled wrappers noted as FINAL on the front wrapper rubber-stamped copy No. 53. Distribution page present with receipt removed dated 5/5/34. Title page present dated 5/5/34 with credits for screenwriters Rian James F. Hugh Herbert and Robert Lee. 141 leaves with last page of text numbered 139. Mimeograph duplication rectos only. Pages Fine wrapper Near Fine bound with two gold brads. Warner Brothers unknown books
19351330955New York: P.F. Collier & Con Corporation 1935. Hardcover. 10mo; pp 332; Good; gray and burgundy pictorial spine with gilt text; no jacket; a Philo Vance story; cloth has modest wear to exterior; minor wear to corners; strong boards; text block has slight toning to exterior edges; tight binding. 1330955. FP New Rockville Stock. P.F. Collier & Con Corporation hardcover books
7215NY SCRIBNER 1934. FIRST EDITION VERY GOOD-FINE. F. NY, SCRIBNER, 1934 unknown books
1937WRCLIT70516London: Paramount Pictures / National Screen Service 1937. 8p. Large quarto 30 x 24 cm. Pictorial self- wrappers. Black & white illustrations. Horizontal fold but very good or better. A publicity pressbook for the UK release of the film version of a Philo Vance mystery based on S.S. Van Dine's THE GREENE MURDER CASE produced by Adolph Zukor and directed by E. A. Dupont. Vance was played by Grant Richards in his first lead film role. The rest of the cast included Roscoe Karns Helen Burgess Ruth Coleman Harvey Stephens et al. Paramount Pictures / National Screen Service unknown books
19271335393New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers 1927. Hardcover. Octavo; G/G-; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine white with black print; DJ in mylar small tears at spine ends and flap corners creasing to edges light age-toning; Boards in black cloth with green print light wear to spine caps and corners crease along spine slight shelfwear; Text block has light age-toning to paper else clean and tight; x 343 pages frontispiece illustrated b&w. 1335393. FP New Rockville Stock. Grosset & Dunlap Publishers hardcover books
1971Embry 167755Tom Stacey 1971. Reprint. Fine in edgeworn dust jacket in mylar cover. Tom Stacey, 1971. Reprint. unknown books
192923099New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1929. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Some offsetting to front and rear free endpapers from reaction with pastedowns else a near fine book in a fine bright dust jacket. <br/><br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
193327526New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1933. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. A fine copy with cloth particularly bright in a bright dust jacket which is rubbed at spine panel with a few minor nicks and tiny tears at edges. The only Philo Vance mystery with a pictorial dust jacket. <br/><br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1938004382New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1938. 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. . First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover books
1938WRCLIT44644New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1938. Yellow cloth lettered in black. First edition. Scattered flecking to the sizing of boards endleaves faintly darkened along edges else near very good in a somewhat rubbed and worn particularly at spine ends dust jacket with some wrinkles at the edges. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1938848New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1938. First Edition. Cloth. Very good. Octavo 227pp. Yellow cloth printed title on spine and front cover. Previous owners name on front endpaper. Wear to edges of boards. Scribner's "A" on copyright page. In facsimile dust jacket. Charles Scribner's Sons unknown books
1928WRCLIT39844New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1928. Large thick quarto t.e.g. Illustrated. The first appearance of this famous mystery in the bound volume for the half-year Volume 83 January-June. Very good or better. Charles Scribner's Sons unknown books
193023693New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1930. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover. Near fine book in a bright crisp dust jacket with two one-inch closed tears at top edge of rear panel and some creasing also to rear panel. This is the issue with two dates on the copyright page. <br/><br/> Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1930180811003New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to Julian Johnson head story editor for 20th Century Fox studios in the 1930s: "To Hildegarde and Julian Affectionately from signed S.S. Van Dine alias Willard." xii 328 5 versos only ads pp. Black cloth lettered in yellow. Very Good with slight crease to prelims edge rubbing in Good unclipped dust jacket with some chips tiny edge tears and dulling to spine panel. A whodunit that inspired a now-lost 1936 British film starring Wilfrid Hyde-White rather than the popular William Powell as Philo Vance. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1935197095New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1935. 1935. First edition. 8vo. 8 pages of publisher's advertisements at end. Dust jacket unclipped; two small nicks. Very good-fine. No signatures or bookplates. Filmed in 1936 starring Edmund Lowe Virginia Bruce and HB Warner. F. Hardcover. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1935. hardcover books
19801308851Boston: Gregg Press 1980. Hardcover. Octavo; First printing; "Complete photographic reprint of a work first published in New York by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1929"; VG/VG; Hardcover with DJ; Spine grey with purple print; DJ in mylar clean and bright; Boards in grey cloth with purple print clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Includes stills from the film version MGM 1930; xi viii 349 pages frontispiece illustrated. 1308851. FP New Rockville Stock. Gregg Press hardcover books
19801308850Boston: Gregg Press 1980. Hardcover. Octavo; First printing; "Complete photographic reprint of a work first published in New York by Grosset & Dunlap in 1927"; VG/VG; Hardcover with DJ; Spine grey with purple print; DJ in mylar clean and bright; Boards in grey cloth with purple print clean and strong; Text block clean and tight; Includes stills from the film version Paramount 1929; xii x 343 pages frontispiece illustrated. 1308850. FP New Rockville Stock. Gregg Press hardcover books
19292283866Charles Scriber's Sons 1929. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition No jacket spine slightly cocked bottom board corners bumped. 1929 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. viii 349 pp. The Bishop Murder Case 1928 is the fourth in a series of mystery novels by S. S. Van Dine about fictional detective Philo Vance. The detective solves a mystery built around a nursery rhyme. The Bishop Murder Case is believed to be the first nursery-rhyme mystery book. The story involves a series of murders taking place in a wealthy neighborhood of New York City. The first murder of a Mr. Joseph Cochrane Robin who is found pierced by an arrow is accompanied by a note signed "The Bishop" with an extract from the nursery rhyme "Who Killed Cock Robin". This crime takes place at the home of an elderly physicist with a beautiful young ward and a private archery range. District Attorney Markham finds the circumstances so unusual that he asks his friend Philo Vance to advise upon the psychological aspects of the crime. Further murders connected with the physicist's family and neighbours are accompanied with similar extracts from Mother Goose such as the case of Johnny Sprigg "who was shot through the middle of his wig wig wig." Midway through the book an elderly woman confesses to the crimes but this possibility is discounted by the police for physical reasons and by Philo Vance for psychological ones. Vance and the police luckily discover the kidnapping and confinement of a little Miss Moffatt before the child suffocates in the closet in which she has been locked. Vance finally realizes the significance of one character's pointed reference to The Pretenders a play written by Henrik Ibsen; Bishop Arnesson of Oslo was a prominent character in the play. Vance arranges a spectacular finale in which the criminal is poisoned by a glass of liqueur which that person prepared for another suspect. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "S. S. Van Dine was the pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright October 15 1888 - April 11 1939 a U.S art critic and author. He created the once immensely popular fictional detective Philo Vance who first appeared in books in the 1920s then in movies and on the radio." - Wikipedia Charles Scriber's Sons hardcover books
192713506ENew York: Scribners 1927. First Edition. Very good plus copy with a touch of sunning to the spine without dust jacket. Haycraft-Queen cornerstone. Scribners unknown books
19332305384New York: Charles Scriber's Sons 1933. First Edition. First Edition. Very Good/Fair. First edition Scribner emblem and 'A' on copyright page $2.00 jacket price. Very good in fair jacket. Boards lightly rubbed with corners slightly exposed ink stamps on endpapers front hinge repaired chips from top jacket corners jacket edges rubbed with split along front flap fold. 1933 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. xii 311 pp. The Dragon Murder Case is a novel in a series by S. S. Van Dine about fictional detective Philo Vance. It was also adapted to a film version in 1934 starring Warren William as Vance. A guest at an estate in northern Manhattan Inwood Hill Park dives into the swimming pool and disappears. His murder brings up references to a mythological dragon which is said to prey on the imprudent but Philo Vance uses his knowledge of both dragons and criminals to demonstrate whodunit. The estate in the novel was based on Tryon Hall built in 1907 by C. K. G. Billings a retired president of the Chicago Coke and Gas Company. In 1917 he sold the mansion to John D. Rockefeller Jr. The mansion burned down in 1926 and Rockefeller developed the property and others into Fort Tryon Park which he then donated to New York City. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "S. S. Van Dine was the pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright October 15 1888 - April 11 1939 a U.S art critic and author. He created the once immensely popular fictional detective Philo Vance who first appeared in books in the 1920s then in movies and on the radio. Charles Scriber's Sons unknown books
19332283861Charles Scriber's Sons 1933. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. First edition. No jacket a few faint stains to top page ridge ink gift note. 1933 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. xii 311 pp. The Dragon Murder Case first published in 1934 is a novel in a series by S. S. Van Dine about fictional detective Philo Vance. It was also adapted to a film version in 1934 starring Warren William as Vance. A guest at an estate in northern Manhattan Inwood Hill Park dives into the swimming pool and disappears. His murder brings up references to a mythological dragon which is said to prey on the imprudent but Philo Vance uses his knowledge of both dragons and criminals to demonstrate whodunit. The estate in the novel was based on Tryon Hall built in 1907 by C. K. G. Billings a retired president of the Chicago Coke and Gas Company. In 1917 he sold the mansion to John D. Rockefeller Jr. The mansion burned down in 1926 and Rockefeller developed the property and others into Fort Tryon Park which he then donated to New York City. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "S. S. Van Dine was the pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright October 15 1888 - April 11 1939 a U.S art critic and author. He created the once immensely popular fictional detective Philo Vance who first appeared in books in the 1920s then in movies and on the radio." - Wikipedia Charles Scriber's Sons hardcover books
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 books
19295797NNew York: Grosset & Dunlap 1929. Photoplay edition issued to coincide with the release of the Paramount film starring William Powell and Jean Arthur. Pencil ownership signature. Very good without dust jacket. Grosset & Dunlap unknown books
19282276925Grosset & Dunlap 1928. Photoplay Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Photoplay edition. A few light spots on front board faint stain on top page ridge corners a bit rubbed ink name on front endpaper. 1928 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 388 pp. 8vo. A Philo Vance mystery illustrated with scenes from the Paramount photo-play. "S. S. Van Dine was the pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright October 15 1888 - April 11 1939 a U.S art critic and author. He created the once immensely popular fictional detective Philo Vance who first appeared in books in the 1920s then in movies and on the radio. Grosset & Dunlap hardcover books
194521402ECleveland OH: The World Publishing Co 1945. First Tower Books Edition First Printing November 1945. Pages lightly tanned as usual else a very good plus copy with some minor edge wear in a very good lightly handled dust jacket with some minor fading to the spine and a few small chips and tears. A Philo Vance story. The World Publishing Co unknown books
