The Benson Murder Case
by van Dine, S.S
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good (-)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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Synopsis
First novel in the Philo Vance series of detective fiction written by S.S. Van Dine. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone published in the Golden Age of detective fiction.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Independent Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 035064
- Title
- The Benson Murder Case
- Author
- van Dine, S.S
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good (-)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A.L. Burt Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- mystery, Period Fiction
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