The Casino Murder Case: A Philo Vance Story
by S. S. Van Dine [PSEUD Willard Huntington Wright (1888-1939)]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good to fine/Near Fine
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About This Item
283+[7 ad] pages. Small octavo (7 1/2" x 5 1/4") bound in original publisher's black cloth with green lettering to spine and lettering to cover bordered with a green rectangle border in original jacket. (Firsts, Volume 14, Number 9, pages 31) First edition.
The Casino Murder Case is a 1934 novel written by S. S. Van Dine in the series about fictional detective Philo Vance. In this outing, a murder investigation is connected with a private casino on New York's Upper West Side, and the wealthy and unorthodox family that operates it. It was adapted into a film in 1935.
Condition:
Jacket with light edge wear else very good to fine in a near fine jacket.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- L1203
- Title
- The Casino Murder Case: A Philo Vance Story
- Author
- S. S. Van Dine [PSEUD Willard Huntington Wright (1888-1939)]
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good to fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1934
- Pages
- 283+[7 ad] pages
- Size
- Small octavo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Mystery
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- Literature;
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