The G-String Murders (Inscribed by the Author)

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1941. Fifth Printing . Hardcover. Very Good -. 8vo. Inscribed by the Author. Inscribed. Fifth printing, 1941. Hardcover. Bound in black linen publisher's cloth. Cover is adorned with a facsimile of the author's signature in gilt. Gilt lettering on the spine. Deckeld foredge. Inscription by the author on the front fly leaf, dated March 15, 1942. 305 pp. Exterior cover shows wear with some discoloration and chipping at the head of the spine. Spine is cocked. Unmarked except for author's inscription. Several pages show creases of previous dog ear. Leaves have evenly toned and predominantly free from foxing except for endpapers. Hinges are weakening, yet boards are still securely attached and pages are solidly bound. A special copy. VG-. Full refund if not satisfied. <br><br>"Gypsy Rose Lee (born Rose Louis Hovick, 1911-1970) was an American burlesque entertainer, stripper, and vedette famous for her striptease act. Also an actress, author, and playwright, her 1957 memoir was adapted into the 1959 stage musical Gypsy. [...] The G-String Murders is a 1941 detective novel written Lee. There have been claims made that the novel was written by mystery writer Craig Rice, but others have suggested that there is sufficient documented evidence in the form of manuscripts and correspondence to prove Lee wrote at least a large portion, if not the whole, of the novel under the tutelage of editor/friend George Davis with some essential guidance from her good friend Rice. The novel has been published under the titles Lady of Burlesque and The Strip-Tease Murders. Set in a burlesque theater, Lee casts herself as the detective who solves a set of homicides in which strippers in her troupe are found strangled with their own G-strings." (Wikipedia).