The Benson Murder Case
by Van Dine, S.S
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- hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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Eastbourne, East Sussex
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About This Item
London: Ernest Benn. Very Good/No Jacket. 1931. Fourth Impression. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall In splendid original condition, this hardcover 1931 reprint is VG. 280pp with 25 chapters and bright black title lettering to spine. Crisp appearence, neat signature on fixed front endpaper, all VG .
Synopsis
First novel in the Philo Vance series of detective fiction written by S.S. Van Dine. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone published in the Golden Age of detective fiction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Camillas Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005133
- Title
- The Benson Murder Case
- Author
- Van Dine, S.S
- Format/binding
- Hardcover
- Book condition
- Used - Very Good/No Jacket
- Edition
- Fourth Impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Ernest Benn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- S, S, Van, Dine
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About Camillas Bookshop
Camilla's Bookshop is a large secondhand and antiquarian bookstore situated in the resort town of Eastbourne.We have more than 500,000 books in all categories. Our specialities include: armed forces, transport, travel, politics, history, literature (several thousand novels including modern firsts), religion, esoteric & occult and art.Shop hours are 10:00 - 17:00, excepting Sundays and Bank Holidays.Unfortunately, we do not ship to Denmark.
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- spine
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- reprint
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