Books by Van Dine

New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Hardcover First edition 7.5" x 5". 316 pp. plus ads. Black cloth lettered in silver. A good copy lacking dust jacket. Moderate external wear & soiling, bookplate removed, front hinge separated at spine top, otherwise sound copy of a mystery novel. ... more information

THE KIDNAP MURDER CASE, Scribners, 1936, first edition, small nick to the lower edge of the front board near the fore edge, else a vg copy. Philo Vance of course. ... more information

New York:: Scribners,, 1936. First Edition. Very Good+. A Very Good+hardback First Edition First Printing with minimal tear ffep, mild soil edges and endpapers in a Very Good+ Dust Jacket with short closed tears, mild chips and scuffs. am. 8vo. 316 pp. + Ads. ... more information

Scbriber's Seal and "A" on copyright page. Very mild textblock toning, small ink stamp to RFE; else a extremely nice copy--boards clean and bright, binding square and tight, textlbock fresh. Jacket has mild edgewear, several small closed tears with creasing; else clean and intact, $2.00 price on front flap. A Philo Vance novel, concerns the disappearance of Kaspar Kenting, ne'er do well playboy who disappears from his Upper East Side residence. Very pleasing copy of this Golden Age m... more information