Buy this book on-line S.S.VAN DINE : The "Canary" Murder Case. A Philo Vance StoryGrosset & Dunlap, New York [1929].
A reprint of the second Philo Vance detective novel, issued to accompany the release of the 1929 cinema adaptation and with four stills from the movie used here as plates. 8vo. x, 343pp + [i] publisher's advertisement. Black cloth lettered and ruled in green at the spine and upper board. Top edge lightly dust soiled, and with just a trace of light partial browning to the free endpapers. Contemporary former owner details neatly inked to the front free endpaper. Very good indeed in very slightly rubbed and dust soiled dust wrapper, with no price printed to the flaps. The front panel of the dust wrapper reproduces the design from the original 1927 Scribner wrapper, and the rear panel shows a colourful stylised illustration of William Powell in the movie role, designed by Skrenda. The second instalment in the author's celebrated series of amateur sleuth novels; this one said to have broken "all modern publishing records for detective fiction".. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of S.S.VAN DINE : The "Canary" Murder Case. A Philo Vance Story. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out-of-print books, fine bindings, livres anciens, libri antichi and collectables. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |