S.S. Van Dine The Scarab Murder Case 1930 Inscibed to Carolyn Wells DJ VG+

Description: S.S. Van Dine The Scarab Murder Case 1930 Inscibed to Carolyn Wells DJ VG+. First edition hardback in original dustjacket. Publisher: New York Charles Scribner's Sons, 1930. 8vo.Octavo, pp. [i-viii] ix-xii [xiii-xiv] 1-328 [329-338: (with [5] pages of publisher's advertisements). Black cloth with bright yellow lettering on the front board and spine. In original jacket not price-clipped showing $2.00 on flap. The "First Issue" with the copyright page "1929, 1930 printed in the United States of America" the capital letter "A" appears on the copyright page. The "A" was dropped from all subsequent printings, the method by which Scribner's identified its first printings from 1930 to 1972 and code A plus publishers seal, and dated MCMXXX on bottom title page, correct list of previous titles, Book housed in custom Box. Rare Presentation Copy, "To Carolyn Wells Houghton In appreciation and with sincerest regatds S.S. van Dine". Condition: Very Good + Dust Jacket is lightly chipped. Cover page edges are lightly rubbed. Spine lettering rubbed otherwise in excellent condition. Page are clean with no foxing. A very nice clean book. Philo Vance's elaborate murder investigation takes place in a museum of Egyptology. There is a great deal of material on ancient Egyptian art. In the 1920s, the world went Egypt-crazy, and even Philo Vance, that eminent scholar-sleuth, has some sympathy for the fad--though of course he knows lots more about the topic than anyone else. When a wealthy Egyptologist is murdered, with mysterious inscriptions and artifacts dotted round, it's only natural that John FS Markham calls Philo for help. After all, Markham is merely the New York District Attorney, whereas Philo Vance is...well, Philo Vance. This book was originally serialized in seven parts in the American magazine (December 1929-June 1930).

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