Description: The Case of the Velvet Claws - True First Edition William Morrow & Company 1933 in a Grosset & Dunlap jacket. The book is a true first edition and not Grosset & Dunlap. This is the first Perry Mason mystery and the prophesy on the jacket would come true as the book would launch the career of one of the 20th century's best-selling authors. Jacket is pasted to the book but you can still peek under to see original black first edition binding stamped in red including Morrow at base of spine, book contains all other first edition points. Book [vi],310pp. is in fair condition missing front free endpaper, the book has one extra blank terminal leaf so that is a bit of a mystery for Perry Mason, maybe recased at some point. Some minor pencil markings to title page and verso of rear free endpaper, some dampstains to copyright, flytitle leaf, and page 1-3 with the most significant being to verso of flytitle and page 1. Corners bumped. Ownership signature to front pastedown. VG- Dust jacket, moderate rubbing and a crease along spine. A highly collectible book that still presents very well.
Price: 2000 USD
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
End Time: 2024-08-07T17:42:30.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.38 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: Erle Stanley Gardner
Publisher: William Morrow
Topic: Mystery, Thriller
Original/Facsimile: Original
