Murder at the New York World's Fair
New York: Random House, 1938.
First edition, first printing. [vi], 265 pp. Bound in publisher's color blocked orange and blue cloth stamped in blue. Very Good with slight lean to binding, light wear at spine ends, soiling to fore edge, light offsetting at endsheets and moderate, splotchy staining to first few gatherings of contents. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with chipping to spine ends, corners and wear at extremities. Slight toning to covers with light overall soiling and closed tearing to edges; heavy crease to rear panel. The only mystery written under Taylor's nom de plume Freeman Dana; she was commissioned to write it by Bennett Cerf, Random House co-founder and frequent guest on the television program What's My Line?. Item #140948324
Price: $1,200