The Affair of the Scarlet Crab by Clifford Knight (First Edition) Debut Novel
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The Affair of the Scarlet Crab by Clifford Knight (First Edition) Debut Novel
$1,000.00 USD
The Affair of the Scarlet Crab by Clifford Knight (First Edition) Debut Novel
Authors: Clifford Knight
Location: New York
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company
Date: 1937
Edition: First Edition
Features: First printing of the Author's first book - winning the first Red Badge Mystery Prize. Title page and copyright page dated 1937. Grey cloth with red lettering to spine and red pictorial stamping to cover. 298pp + "Index of Clues" 2 unnumbered pages (printed on red paper) inserted at rear. A mystery novel in part set on a scientific expedition on the Galapagos Islands. Introduces Huntoon Rogers, a California English professor and amateur detective.
Book Condition: Very Good-: A firm square copy with edgewear to cloth and some spotting to outer text block edges. A pale patch of discoloration to rear panel edge. Complete CLUE INDEX present at rear.
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good: Original dust jacket with small chips and creasing to edges. Not price-clipped, publisher's printed $2.00 price on flap. Clear protective cover.
HCX23781-1
Authors: Clifford Knight
Location: New York
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Company
Date: 1937
Edition: First Edition
Features: First printing of the Author's first book - winning the first Red Badge Mystery Prize. Title page and copyright page dated 1937. Grey cloth with red lettering to spine and red pictorial stamping to cover. 298pp + "Index of Clues" 2 unnumbered pages (printed on red paper) inserted at rear. A mystery novel in part set on a scientific expedition on the Galapagos Islands. Introduces Huntoon Rogers, a California English professor and amateur detective.
Book Condition: Very Good-: A firm square copy with edgewear to cloth and some spotting to outer text block edges. A pale patch of discoloration to rear panel edge. Complete CLUE INDEX present at rear.
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good: Original dust jacket with small chips and creasing to edges. Not price-clipped, publisher's printed $2.00 price on flap. Clear protective cover.
HCX23781-1