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THE CASE OF THE VELVET CLAWS

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THE CASE OF THE VELVET CLAWS

by Erle Stanley Gardner

  • Used
  • Hardcover
  • first
Condition
Front of jacket and blurbs column pasted to f.e.p. and inside cover, typical detectible wear and normal bumping, previous owner /partial, very good
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About This Item

This is a FIRST EDITION of the extremely rare first Perry Mason mystery.  The front and the blurb columns of the non-facsimile DUST JACKET have been cut to neatly paste into the inside cover and f.e.p..  This copy was rented by Wills, a famous Greensboro, NC book store at around its Morrow release date (3-33), and a pastedown sheet inside the rear cover records this rental activity through November 15, 1934  At that point, it was likely sold to Carl F. Caveness, whose name is scripted atop the f.e.p., and who passed away near to fifty years ago.  The book looks to be well-tended by Carl and its remaining provenance.

All in all, an exceedingly rare original copy of the FIRST PERRY MASON story, with much of its valuable original jacket preserved within, in very good basic shape, though, like many of Mason's desperate clients, with a history all its own.

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Details

Bookseller
Rutter's Rarities US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
biblio1349
Title
THE CASE OF THE VELVET CLAWS
Author
Erle Stanley Gardner
Format/Binding
8vo., 310 pgs.
Book Condition
Used - Front of jacket and blurbs column pasted to f.e.p. and inside cover, typical detectible wear and normal bumping, previous owner
Jacket Condition
partial, very good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
"1933" on title and copyright pages (no later listed), in black
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
William Morrow & Company
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1933
Keywords
Perry Mason Novels, Collectible Mysteries, Morrow Mysteries, Rare Detective

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Rutter's Rarities

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2012
Durham, North Carolina

About Rutter's Rarities

Rutter's Rarities is a purveyor of rare books and select vinyl, for over 25 years. Photos available upon request.

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Blurb
The blurb refers to the commentary that appears on the dust jacket flaps or the rear of the dustjacket. In the case of a...
First Edition
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Jacket
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