Philo Vance

Bowling Green: Bowling Green University Popular Press, [1971]., 1971. First edition. First edition. 8vo. Signed by the author. Pictorial stiff wrappers, 63 pp., author's note, illustrated from photographs, Philo Vance film check list, S. S. Van Dine filmography, S. S. Van Dine bibliography. A detailed and interesting on the life and times of S. S. Van Dine, along with… Read more about this item

Bowling Green, Ohio, U.S.A.: Popular Press, 1971. Wraps lightly smudged, original price sticker on front, lightly chipped (1/4 inch) along front bottom edge, notation in pencil on title page: "pseud of Wright, Willard Huntington", nick in fore edge of last two pages, small smudge (1/4 inch) on page 5, else pages clean and stapled binding firm. Overall, very good..… Read more about this item

Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1971. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Clean softcover book with illustrated cover, stapled binding, clear mylar cover. No chipping or tears; very slight age-toning. Pages are clean - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with photos and stills from the movies, such as "The Canary Murder Case", "The… Read more about this item

Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green University Popular Press, 1971. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Clean softcover book with stapled binding. No creasing or wear. Binding is tight, no loose pages. Some age-toning to cover. Popular Writers Series No. 1. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated with black & white stills from the films. 63 pages..

First edition first printing of this biography of S.S. Van Dine. First biography in the Popular Writers Series. A hint of toning to the white cover. In near fine condition.