The Puzzle of the Blue Banderilla by Palmer, Stuart - 1837

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The Sun Dial Press , 1937. Hardcover. Good. Sun Dial Mysteries;" 293 p., clean and unmarked except for discard stamps on end pages and paste downs--no library stamps, labels or envelopes; binding firm; in absence of d.j., the dark blue boards with orange lettering and decocration has bumping on corners and slight rubbing of edges.

Lyons, Colorado, U.S.A.: Rue Morgue Press, 2004. 1st prtg. A fine , unread copy of this trade paperback. Inspector Oscar Piper was off on a junket to Mexico in the summer of 1937 (surrounded by a bunch of Democrats, huffed Miss Withers) when a customs inspector on a train headed for Mexico City sniffs a very potent bottle of cheap perfume and promptly drops dead. Quite naturally, Oscar telegraphs Hildegarde in Manhattan about the perfume and quite naturally Miss Withers packs her bags and heads south of the border, figuring Oscar is out of his depth if he has to rely on deductive reasoning rather than a rubber hose. Why any of the occupants of the train should want to kill a harmless Mexican customs inspector is so puzzling that everyone assumes that the real intended victim is a self-made rich American woman who seemingly has rededicated her life to shopping. Her husband ought to be the prime suspect but he seems devoted to her, although he was spotted giving cash to a pretty young redhead when he… Read More

Brand: MysteriousPress.com/Open Road, 0000-00-00. paperback. Used:Good.

NY: Doubleday, Doran, 1937. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-. First Edition stated, no additional printings, black cloth, vg-, no dj. Cloth rubbed and worn, cloth is spotty near spine but not on it; spine ends bumped; front hinge is weak, starting at 'A Crime Club Selection' page. 293 pp. A Hildegarde Withers mystery, set in Mexico.

NY: The Crime Club/ Doubleday, Doran & Co.,, 1937. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Hardcover, black cloth covers stamped in red. Dust jacket cover panel tipped onto inside front cover with flap copy opposite on front fly leaf. Attractively done. A Hildegarde Withers mystery. Classic crime tale from the 1930s set south of the border in old Mexico. 293 pages. Record # 378723

Rue Morgue Press, 2004-08-07. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

New York: Doubleday Doran, 1937. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. First Edition. Book has owners signature, modest cover wear. Dj is chipped, worn, soiled..

Garden City, The Crime Club Inc. 1937.. 294pp. 8vo. Original cloth, extremities lightly worn, in dustwrapper. Ink stamp on upper edge and insect damage to rfe and pages 89-94, though not affecting text. A very good copy.

New York: The Crime Club/ Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc, 1937. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Red lettered black cloth with only a couple of very light scuffs and a very small damp stain to one corner, otherwise the book is in fine condition. Dust jacket not price clipped, inside edges around the spine and flap corners with a few clear tape repairs to mend some short, closed tears, two very small chips and a lightly faded spine. Very good copy.