The Benson Murder Case
by Van Dine, S S
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good /Very Good
- Seller
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LEICESTER, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Readers Library. Burgundy cloth, titled gilt. Attractive dustwrapper with wraparound artwork. Dustwrapper lacks 2" of lower spine. Base of spine is just starting to split & front inner hinge just starting to split also . Good. Hardcover. 1st thus.
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
- Black Cat Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001120
- Title
- The Benson Murder Case
- Author
- Van Dine, S S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Publisher
- Readers Library
- Place of Publication
- London
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction April 2015;
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LEICESTER, Leicestershire
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- 1st Thus
- This indicates that this is not the first appearance of a book in print, but that this is the first appearance in a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...