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Publisher: Collection Petit Format, Montreal, 1951 222 pp; clean example with general wear to the covers, likely an unread (at least completely) copy as several of the leaves remain uncut. Rare French Canadian paperback edition of this novel. Erle Stanley Gardner is named as the author on the title page. perhaps in an attempt to sell more copies. NOTE: Patrick Quentin, Q. Patrick and Jonathan Stagge were pen names under which Hugh Callingham Wheeler (19 March 1912 - 26 July 1987), Richard Wilson Webb (August 1901 - December 1966), Martha Mott Kelly (30 April 1906-2005) and Mary Louise White Aswell (3 June 1902 - 24 December 1984) wrote detective fiction. In some foreign countries their books have been published under the variant Quentin Patrick. Most of the stories were written by Webb and Wheeler in collaboration, or by Wheeler alone. Their most famous creation is the amateur sleuth Peter Duluth. In 1963, the story collection The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow was given a Special Edgar Award by the Mystery… Read More

Montreal: Collection Petit Format, 1951. First Canadian Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Good +. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. 222 pp; general wear & soiling to the covers (including a crease to the front cover), small tear to half-title page, previous owner's name & initials on inside. Rare French Canadian paperback edition of this novel. Curiously, Erle Stanley Gardner is identified as the author on the title page! [97]