Detective Fiction Including The Alexis Galanos Collection

Detective Fiction Including The Alexis Galanos Collection

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Carter Dickson [John Dickson Carr] | The White Priory Murders, 1934

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February 4, 03:27 PM GMT

Estimate

300 - 500 GBP

Lot Details

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Carter Dickson [John Dickson Carr]


The White Priory Murders. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1934


FIRST EDITION, 8vo, original black cloth, spine and upper cover stamped in yellow, DUST-JACKET, dust-jacket frayed at edges and strengthened


"Sir Henry Merrivale is caught up in the murder of a wilful actress; it's done inside a pavilion, snow is on the ground, and there are crowds of candidates for her favours and for the role of murderer..." (Barzun & Taylor, A Catalogue of Crime)


PROVENANCE

The Alexis Galanos Collection