Product Description
The Dragon Murder Case is the seventh novel featuring Van Dine's Philo Vance character. Philo Vance, a fictional amateur detective featured in 12 crime novels by S. S. Van Dine in the 1920s and 1930s, was immensely popular in books, films, and radio during that time. Van Dine's New York-set mysteries featuring intellectual man-about-town Philo Vance were runaway best sellers and kick-started a new wave of interest in crime fiction in the US, paving the way for Ellery Queen and a host of others. The Dragon Murder Case was adapted to a film version in 1934, starring Warren William as Vance. This is the only Philo Vance mystery with a pictorial dust jacket. Offered here is a first edition, first printing from Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1933. The book is bound in black cloth with red lettering to the spine and front board and includes the characteristic map endpapers depicting Inwood and the Stamm Estate. The binding is tight and firm with the text block securely attached. The deckled edges remain intact. Pages are clean, crisp, and free from foxing or staining. The boards show mild wear to the corners with slight exposure but remain sturdy overall. Minor bookseller marks are present. This copy lacks the dust jacket. Overall condition is very good, representing a solid reading and collecting copy of this classic Golden Age detective novel. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ OUR APPROACH TO DESCRIBING BOOKS At Equipment for Living, we understand that book collectors tend to be serious, detailed individuals. So we aspire, as much as possible, to document the various imperfections present in each volume we offer. We also do our best to provide extensive photographs that show what we're seeking to describe. We take this approach not to discourage you, but to inform you. Our descriptions are deliberately conservative-we'd rather you be pleasantly surprised when your book arrives than disappointed. Every item we list has been selected because we believe it offers genuine significance and value to collectors, researchers, and book lovers of all kinds. We don't list everything that crosses our path; we list what we believe is worth your attention. That said, we approach this work with humility. The world of rare and antiquarian books is full of variations, historical idiosyncrasies, and details that can elude even careful research. We study every book we sell, but we undoubtedly miss important particulars from time to time. If you possess more specific or accurate information about a volume we've listed, we genuinely want to hear from you. We're always learning. While we've been selling books online since 2008, we have only recently begun focusing more deliberately on rare, collectible, and antiquarian books. We do not yet hold membership in professional organizations like the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America or the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers-but we are actively working toward that...
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