The Gracie Allen Murder Case
by Van Dine, S. S
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Northfield, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. A Philo Vance mystery. Basis for the 1939 Alfred E. Green movie starring Grace Allen and Warren William as Philo. Van Dine wrote the book for his friends, George Burns and Gracie Allen but Paramount decided George was not necessary for the screenplay and wrote him out. Lighlty bumped and rubbed, pages faintly tanned. There is a small nick to the upper edge of the final 10 pages and two drip marks to the fore edge of the text block. Jacket rubbed with chips and tears. There is a damp stain to the spine and around to a small portion of the front panel, jacket in mylar. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.
Synopsis
The Gracie Allen Murder Case (1938) (also published as The Scent of Murder) is the eleventh of twelve detective novels by S. S. Van Dine featuring his famous fictional detective of the 1920s and 1930s, Philo Vance. It also features the zany half of the George Burns & Gracie Allen comedy team. It is in some ways a roman à clef, including not just Burns & Allen but also such characters as Gracie's mother and brother.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MLC Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- D130970
- Title
- The Gracie Allen Murder Case
- Author
- Van Dine, S. S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery/Suspense/Thriller;
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About the Seller
MLC Books
Biblio member since 2009
Northfield, Minnesota
About MLC Books
MLC Books has been selling online since 2006, with a heavy emphasis on vintage and collectible crime fiction, other fiction, and books related to Minnesota. A diverse general stock available as well.
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...