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1938Best.-Nr. 42650New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1938. 1938. First edition. Fine bright copy in dust jacket with a small closed tear to the bottom crease of the front flap fold. Gracie Allen trys to help master sleuth Philo Vance solve a murder. Allen's uncle fixes her up with Bill at a company picnic. When the two go out to a nightclub that night Gracie inadvertently links Bill to the murder of a thug after finding the dead body and Bill's cigarette case at the scene of the crime. While being questioned at the club she meets Vance who's investigating the homicide. After Gracie's bungled attempts to solve the case Vance decides it might be easier to have her working with him. Despite Gracie's "help" the two eventually find the real killer. An exceptional copy. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1938. unknown
1938Best.-Nr. 41988New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1938. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Yellow cloth with black lettering pictorial dust jacket. xii 227p 6pp ads. Very good/very good. Mild jacket edgewear and a bit of rubbing. A tight and attractive first edition of the penultimate 11th Philo Vance mystery turned into a 1939 film version starring the original dingbat but omitting husband George Burns. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1938Best.-Nr. 004382New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1938. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. Scribner's "A" on copyright page price of $2.00 front flap. Near Fine top edge dusty pastedowns age-toned nice period prior owner bookplate front pastedown completely hidden by front flap. In a Very Good dustjacket front and rear panels rubbed and with small chips at spine tips and flap folds. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover
1938Best.-Nr. 313397NY: SCRIBNERS. 1938. First Edition. A good only copy in a fair to good dj. Couple moderate-size chips in dj. at spine. Book shop stamp on rear pastedown. General shelfsoiling & wear . SCRIBNERS. unknown
1938Best.-Nr. 000020New York: P.F. Collier & Son 1938. Reprint . Cloth. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Very Strong Very Good. See scans and description. New York: P.F. Collier & Son 1938. Small octavo 227 pp. Gray leatherette with maroon and gilt imprinting. Spine slant page edge soiling. Very Good firm bright and handsome. The scarce leatherette Collier edition of Van Dine's Philo Vance mystery The Gracie Allen Murder Case with a lengthy cast of characters including - yes - a George Burns and a Gracie Allen. Ships in a new sturdy protective box - not a bag. L108 P.F. Collier & Son hardcover
1938Best.-Nr. 041681NY: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS. "A" & SEAL PRESENT MENDED TEARS & SMALL CHIPS TO A UNCLIPPED DJ. . VG. Hardcover. First Edition. 1938. CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS hardcover
1928Best.-Nr. MYSCTSCRIBNERS 1928. Book. As New. Hardcover. Signed by Authors. First Edition. A beautiful first edition in fine dust jacket. INSCRIBED by S.S. Van Dine. You can't get a better copy!. SCRIBNERS Hardcover
Best.-Nr. 17120NY: SCRIBNERS. 1938. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1938. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 9997525035 . A very good copy in very good dust jacket. Short edge tears & touches of shelf wear to jacket. TIny chips at spine ends. Sir Hugh Taylor's copy with his signature & contemporary date at head of end paper. Traces of rubbing to predominantly black jacket. Printed Scribner's bookmark laid-in. A Philo Vance novel. . NY: SCRIBNERS. 1938 hardcover
1917Best.-Nr. 036183NY: Boni and Liveright. 1917. An early work by Van Dine using his given name. An anthology of stories by French writers with a 30-page introduction by Van Dine/Wright. Rubbing to boards; a very good copy lacking the dust jacket. Unless otherwise noted our first editions are first printings. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Boni and Liveright hardcover
1928Best.-Nr. 000014396New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1928. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good or better. 8vo. 6 vii-x 2 1-388 2 pages of publisher's advertisements 2 pp. Black cloth with white lettering and a white border on the front board and spine. Price of $2.00 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Illustrated with a frontispiece done in black and white and with an in-text image. Penzler 18. According to Penzler there were two issues of the first printing of the first edition: the second issue states "Copyright 1927 1928" on the copyright page. Ours is the second issue. A tiny push and a bit of foxing to the top textblock a contemporary Christmas inscription on the free front endpaper; jacket with a touch of silverfishing to its bottom edge. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1928Best.-Nr. 140946155New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1928. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. First edition first state with MCMXXVIII on title page and matching date on copyright page. xii 388pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth lettered in white. Very Good with worming to front joint and right edge of board. Light staining to top edge; contents are slightly toned. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with toning and moderate wear to crown with fairly small chips; rear panel with one closed tear. A great copy of this whodunit murder mystery the third in the Philo Vance detective series. Adapted a year later into the 1929 film starring William Powell as the dandy detective. Charles Scribner's Sons unknown
1928Best.-Nr. b45029New York: Charles Scribner's 1928. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Balcolm Lowell L. frontispiece illustration of the Greene Mansion. All four issues are very good in original wrappers with edgewear The April issue has a tape-repaired tear on the front panel. Complete issues and the complete serialization. Charles Scribner's paperback
1928Best.-Nr. 007588Charles Scribner's Sons. Bright clean black cloth stamped crisply in white on front boards and spine. First Edition Second Issue With Scribner's Seal And 1927 And 1928 Dates On Copyright Page 1928 Date in Roman numerals on title page MCMXXVIII. In archival cover. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1928. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1928Best.-Nr. 352696grosset dunlap movie tie-in with william powell 1928 hardcover. near fine black binding in g-very good dust jacket spine corner and edge chipping fold rubbing many stills grosset dunlap, movie tie-in with william powell hardcover
1928Best.-Nr. 8077New 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. Charles Scribner's Sons unknown
1928Best.-Nr. 20962ENew York: Scribners 1928. First Edition of the third Philo Vance novel. Signed and inscribed by the author S.S. Van Dine to actor and screenwriter George O’Hara in the year of publication on the front free endpaper: “To George O’Hara New York 1929 - or bust! If the Greene is shot and you are not there I’ll be unhappy. S.S. Van Dine Hollywood 1928.” Slightly cocked else a very good lightly used copy with some fading to the cloth at the spine and some edge wear without dust jacket. The basis of the 1929 film directed by Frank Tuttle starring William Powell as Philo Vance with Jean Arthur Ullrich Haupt and Florence Eldridge. George O’Hara 1899 - 1966 began his film career working for early Hollywood director Mack Sennett and is best known for starring in Fighting Blood 1923 When Gale and Hurricane Met 1923 and California or Bust 1927. His screenwriting notables include Night Parade 1929and A Single Man 1929. Scribners hardcover
1929Best.-Nr. 16621NY: GROSSET & DUNLAP. 1929. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1929. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Photoplay Edition. Near fine in a Vg. dj. Barely discernable erasure on front pastedown. Small chips at corners & edges of dj. No loss to titles. Several edge tears Image of debonair actor William Powell in the role of detective Philo Vance on the rear panel of dj. Illustrated with 8 stills from the film. . NY: GROSSET & DUNLAP. 1929 hardcover
1933Best.-Nr. 007083New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1933. "Van Dine" was the pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright 1888-1939; under his own name he was an editor and modernist critic of literature and art. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition Hubin 414 a locked-room mystery. Black cloth binding with titling in rose on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 307 pages with six pages of publisher adverts in the rear. There is a partially-removed bookplate on the front paste-down. Spine titling has faded to a pink colour but remains strong. A solid copy lacking a dustjacket. In an archival plastic protector. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Charles Scribner's Sons Hardcover
Best.-Nr. MA01OS-00113Grosset & Dunlap. Collectible - Good. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons 1933. 12mo Hardcover. 307pp. Good book and Acceptable dust jacket. Stamped on front endpage. Dust jacket glued to pastedowns. mystery crime vintage Inquire if you need further information. Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
1933Best.-Nr. 334Toronto: Coop Clark 1933. First Canadian Edition. Very Good. Small 8vo. 7 1/4 x 4 7/8 185 x 124 mm; pp. 307. Original black cloth titles on spine and front board in dark orange ink bumped at head of spine. Original dust jacket with orange homicide case card American Edition was dark pink chipped especially on spine and corners and some small tears on edges inside in fine condition. A rare and attractive book. The Kennel Murder Case is the novel 6th featuring Van Dine's Philo Vance character. It was adapted to a film version in 1933 directed by Michael Curtiz for Warner Bros. starring William Powell and Mary Astor and is considered one of the greatest screen adaptations of a Golden Age mystery novel. Warner Bros. remade it in 1940 as "Calling Philo Vance" with James Stephenson as Vance and William Clemens directing. S. S. Van Dine is the pseudonym used by American art critic Willard Huntington Wright October 15 1888 - April 11 1939 when he wrote detective novels. Wright was an important figure in avant-garde cultural circles in pre-World War I New York and under the pseudonym which he originally used to conceal his identity he created the fictional detective Philo Vance a fictional amateur detective who was featured in 12 novels in the 1920s and 30s. During that time Vance was immensely popular in books films and radio. He was portrayed as a stylish even foppish dandy a New York bon vivant possessing a highly intellectual bent. Van Dine was also a fictional character in the books a sort of Dr. Watson figure who accompanied Vance and chronicled his exploits. As Van Dine described the character of Vance in the first of the novels The Benson Murder Case: «Vance was what many would call a dilettante but the designation does him an injustice. He was a man of unusual culture and brilliance. An aristocrat by birth and instinct he held himself severely aloof from the common world of men. In his manner there was an indefinable contempt for inferiority of all kinds. The great majority of those with whom he came in contact regarded him as a snob. He detested stupidity even more I believe than he did vulgarity or bad taste.». Coop Clark unknown
1933Best.-Nr. SKU1025141Grosset & Dunlap 1933-01-01. Hardcover. Good. Charles Scribner's Sons; New York 1933. Hardcover. Good A plus seal on cc page black binding with purple lettering on front board and spine moderate discoloration/age spotting to boards and spine some shelf wear and handling/rub marks slightly bumped bottom board corners some sunning to text block edges/pages deckle fore-edge text block edges a bit pulpy in a Good heavy handling marks with several creases and rub marks tears along edges crease top front flap corner some sunning to flaps and verso flaps/panels large tear/scratch mark front panel that is clear taped on verso few small soiled spots on spine Dust wrapper. Overall a good and unmarked copy. 8vooctavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches 307pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. Please Note: Depending on site actual book for sale may differ physically from picture listed. Additional Scans are available for any item please inquire. Grosset & Dunlap hardcover
1933Best.-Nr. 002238Charles Scribner's Sons. DJ in archival cover edge ware price of $2.00 on the front flap. Scribner "A" and seal. 307 pages plus ads. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1933. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1929Best.-Nr. b33050New York: International Magazine 1929. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Rico Tomaso illustrations. Fine in original wrappers. International Magazine paperback
1930Best.-Nr. 374597New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1930. First edition. Folding plan illustrations in text. xii 2 328 pp. plus ads. 1 vols. 8vo. Black cloth. Two small holes in front joint else near fine in very good plus dust jacket. First edition. Folding plan illustrations in text. xii 2 328 pp. plus ads. 1 vols. 8vo. A bright fresh copy of the fifth Philo Vance novel. Barzun & Taylor 2119; Hubin 1994 p. 819. Barzun & Taylor 2119; Hubin 1994 p. 819 Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover
1930Best.-Nr. 8931New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1930. First Edition. First Printing second state with the publisher's "A" on copyright page and "1929 1930" dates directly above. Octavo 19.25cm; black cloth with titles stamped in yellow on spine and front cover; dustjacket; xiv328 10pp ads and one folding map. The Florence & Edward Kaye copy with their gilt-stamped morocco bookplate mounted to front pastedown. Inscribed on the front endpaper to American mystery author Carolyn Wells 1862-1942: "To Carolyn Wells Houghton / In appreciation and with sincerest regards / S.S. Van Dine." Rubbing to heel lower corners and a handful of letters at spine with some dust-soil to upper edge of textblock and a few dog-eared corners smoothed out; contents clean; Very Good or better. Dustjacket is unclipped priced $2.00 spine-sunned edgeworn with small losses to spine ends and a series of smaller nicks tears and attendant creases along the upper edge; Very Good. A remnant of the original pictorial wraparound band is laid in. Housed in a custom slipcase and chemise. Van Dine's fifth novel featuring amateur detective Philo Vance. "Benjamin H. Kyle a philanthropist and art patron is found murdered in a famous private museum in Gramercy Park. He has been struck over the head with a statue of Sekhmet the Egyptian goddess of vengeance and is lying in a pool of blood his arms outstretched toward a life-size statue of Anubis the god of the dead. The principal clew to the murder is a small lapis-lazuli scarab of Intef V a Pharaoh of the Seventeenth Dynasty" from front flap. Others are brought in to head up the investigation but naturally it's Philo Vance who solves the murder. A distinguished copy inscribed to Carolyn Wells one of the grand dames of the Golden Age of detective fiction and creator of the long-running Fleming Stone series. A proper association connecting two of the most prominent genre authors of their time. Penzler p.20; Hubin p.405. 8931. Charles Scribner's Sons unknown
