Description: The Benson Murder Case Author: S.S. Van Dine [pseud. of Willard Huntington Wright] Title: The Benson Murder Case Publication: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926 Description: Very Good. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926. First Edition, with no additional printings listed and Scribner's seal to copyright (predates Scribner's "A" designation). Octavo; xii, [ii], 348pp. Publisher's black cloth with red lettering. Lacks dust jacket. Boards rubbed along edges with exposure and bumping at corners, scuffs down hinges and fore-edge, and a fair bit of smudging and soiling to cloth. Front board shows a run down front pastedown as if a bend was beginning, but there is no correspondence externally. Hinges starting, with front moreso, and book falls open easily between gatherings, but binding is still holding. Spine a bit slanted, with a vertical crease and dulling to lettering. Pages toned but unmarked. A rough but intact copy of the first Philo Vance mystery. Barzun offers that it is also the best of Van Dine's offerings, "partly because V.D. had the real-life model of the Joseph Elwell murder (1920) to hold his fancy in check."[Barzun, A Catalog of Crime 3268]. Seller ID: 10298 Subject: First Editions, Mystery / Thriller Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore located on historic Capitol Hill in Washington DC, with three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books. [Note: Our online inventory is stored and managed at a separate location from at our brick and mortar shop. If you have a question about an item listed online, please send a direct message here rather than calling the store so that we can make sure someone familiar with the item in question can respond.] Terms Books described only as First Editions are First Printings unless otherwise specified. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund. All orders ship within two business days. Standard mail is USPS Media Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available (please contact for estimates). We offer combined shipping on multiple orders. This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
Price: 150 USD
Location: Washington, District Of Columbia
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Author: S.S. Van Dine [pseud. of Willard Huntington Wright
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
Year Printed: 1926
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Binding: Cloth
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
