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First paperback edition first printing # 756 of the twelfth novel in the Philo Vance series. Originally published in 1938 under the title The Gracie Allen Murder Case. Light edge wear. Light reading creases. Head of the spine has been chewed on by a cat complete with punctures. In fair condition.

Felony & Mayhem Press. New. BRAND NEW, GIFT QUALITY! NOT OVERSTOCKS OR MARKED UP REMAINDERS! DIRECT FROM THE PUBLISHER!

Collier Books. Used - Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (mystery, vintage) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

The Gracie Allen Murder Case (Philo Vance Series, Book #11) by S.S. Van Dine
Gracie Allen breaks the Philo Phormula in a number of ways. First is its title: this is the only book in the series to modify "Murder Case" with more than one word, much less with the name of a character. And then there's that character: Gracie Allen was a very real, much-loved comedienne in the 1930s, famous for her double act with George Burns, and in fact, the plot revolves around her.
Gracie's centrality is no accident: Van Dine wrote the story as a vehicle for Allen, and actually created the novel only after the film had come out. So do all these departures pay off? We'd be lying if we said that Gracie hits every single mark, but Van Dine does a surprisingly entertaining job of translating Ms. Allen's delicious Ditzy Blonde persona to the page, and she makes a charming foil for Phil's evergreen erudition.

Scribner, 1938. 1st. hardcover. loan lib stamps on pastedowns else a VG+ bright copy.

BANTAM. NY 1950. Very Good. 1950. First Edition. Softcover. First Paperback Edition. A very good+ copy in pictorial printed wrappers. (Touches of light shelfwear at edges of covers. Faint bookseller's stamp at head of front endpaper. Reading crease. Paper has very mild age toning) .

P.F. Collier & Son Corporation 1938. Hardcover octavo (VG+) lacks d/w ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

New York: Charles Scibner's Sons, 1938. Clean and tight. Light soiling to the yellow boards. Relatively sharp corners. Very slight slant. Gift shop stamp on the first page and on the inside of the front cover. The dust jacket has wear and tear and chipping along the edges and isi n new mylar. The chip at the top of the spine includes the "T" of The. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mystery.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Slight browning to yellow cloth on spine. In a fine facsimile jacket..

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New York: Scribner’s, 1938. First Edition. A very good copy in dust jacket, the verso of which is nearly entirely reinforced with paper.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 0x0x0. Boards lightly soiled (almost inevitable with the yellow cloth, jacket rubbed with minor loss from corners. 1938 Hard Cover. 227, [1], pp. 6-page publisher ad follows text. Philo Vance is a fictional character featured in 12 crime novels written by S. S. Van Dine (the pen name of Willard Huntington Wright), published in the 1920s and 1930s. During that time, Vance was immensely popular in books, movies and on the radio. He was portrayed as a stylish, even foppish dandy, a New York bon vivant possessing a highly intellectual bent. The novels were chronicled by his friend Van Dine (who appears as a kind of Dr. Watson figure in the books as well as 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… Read More

NY: SCRIBNERS.. 1938. First Edition. A good only copy in a fair to good dj. (Couple moderate-size chips in dj. at spine. Book shop stamp on rear pastedown. General shelfsoiling & wear) .

New York: P.F. Collier & Son, 1938. Reprint . Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Strong Very Good. See scans and description. New York: P.F. Collier & Son, 1938. Small octavo, 227 pp. Gray leatherette with maroon and gilt imprinting. Spine slant, page edge soiling. Very Good, firm, bright and handsome. The scarce leatherette Collier edition of Van Dine's Philo Vance mystery, The Gracie Allen Murder Case, with a lengthy cast of characters, including - yes - a George Burns and a Gracie Allen. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag. L108

London: Cassell, 1938. First English. Aside from an ugly white-out on the front free endpaper, very good in dust jacket.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. First edition (with "A" on copyright page), 1938. Yellow cloth hardcover with black titles in original dust jacket, 227 pp. + ads., clean unmarked text, Very Good copy in Very Good dust jacket, bookplate on the front flyleaf, light wear. With original Scribners bookmark.

New 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.

NY: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS. "A" & SEAL PRESENT, MENDED TEARS & SMALL CHIPS TO A UNCLIPPED DJ. . VG. Hardcover. First Edition. 1938.