THE CASE OF THE DROWSY MOSQUITO
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1943. First Edition. Item #8174
First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm); black cloth, blocked and titled in red on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [iv],[2],3-248,[4]pp. The words "First Edition" written in ink in an early hand at upper left corner of front pastedown, a stamp-sized label shadow to upper edge of same, with a evidence of a thin rectangular label removed from upper front endpaper; the contents and exterior are otherwise clean; Very Good. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $2.00), edgeworn, with a few tiny nicks, tears, and attendant creases, and three pieces of old cello tape on verso; Very Good. The 23rd Perry Mason novel. Mundell, p.46.
Price: $150.00