The Scarab Murder Case: A Philo Vance Story
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930.
First edition. Inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper to Julian Johnson, head story editor for 20th Century Fox studios in the 1930s: "To Hildegarde and Julian Affectionately from [signed] S.S. Van Dine alias Willard." xii, 328, (5, versos only, ads) pp. Black cloth lettered in yellow. Very Good+ with slight crease to prelims, edge rubbing, in Good+ unclipped dust jacket with some chips, tiny edge tears, and dulling to spine panel. A whodunit that inspired a now-lost 1936 British film starring Wilfrid Hyde-White (rather than the popular William Powell) as Philo Vance.
Price: $1,500.00
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