THE GREENE MURDER CASE: A PHILO VANCE STORY
by Van Dine, S.S. (pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A good to very good copy in a good dust jacket, which is chipped, shelf worn and frayed. (8077)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928. First edition, second issue. A good to very good copy in a good dust jacket, which is chipped, shelf worn and frayed. (8077). Octavo, cloth. The second issue or state of the first edition with "Copyright, 1927, 1928, by Charles Scribner's Sons" on the copyright page. The first impression was issued March 1928, (the dedication copy has been observed with line "copyright, 1928"), the second issue the same month. A Philo Vance novel.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8077
- Title
- THE GREENE MURDER CASE: A PHILO VANCE STORY
- Author
- Van Dine, S.S. (pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright)
- Book Condition
- Used - A good to very good copy in a good dust jacket, which is chipped, shelf worn and frayed. (8077)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, second issue
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1928
- Keywords
- Mystery
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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