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THE SCARAB MURDER CASE; A Philo Vance Story
by Van Dine, S. S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. First Edition, First Printing: variamt with copyright "1929, 1930," capital "A" & publisher's seal on copyright page. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good. Small 8vo (7 3/4" x 5 1/2"), black cloth with yellow lettering on spine and front cover, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped; price $2.00) depicting a crinimal file card, 328 pages + [10] Ads for S S. Van Dine mysteries. Seventh Philo Vance mystery. Philo solves a murder in a private home that is also an Egyptian museum using his "unique psychological methods of detection." The book was adapted as The Scarab Murder Case (1936), which starred Wilfrid Hyde-White as Vance.<br /> <br /> S.S. Van Dine was the pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright (1888 - 1939), a U.S art critic and author of murder mysteries. He created the immensely popular fictional detective Philo Vance, who first appeared in books in the 1920s, then in movies and on the radio.<br /> <br /> SUPERIOR CONDITION: Square, tight, bright, & clean copy. Light uniform age-toning to paper. Bright dust jacket (unclipped) with light edge-chipping. No previous owner marks.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8164
- Title
- THE SCARAB MURDER CASE; A Philo Vance Story
- Author
- Van Dine, S. S
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing: variamt with copyright "1929
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- Murder, crime, Egyptian, museum, statue, pencil, pool, Indians, drowning, death
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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