VAN DINE, S.S. (PSEUD. OF WILLARD HUNTINGTON WRIGHT)

The Dragon Murder Case. A Philo Vance Story. New York: Scribner’s, 1933

In 8s (7 3/8 x 5 1/8 in.; 186 x 130 mm). Pictorial endpapers in the form of a map; lightly stained.  Original black cloth. Pictorial dust jacket; trifling wear at ends of spine.

FIRST EDITION. PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the author on the front flyleaf: “To Irma L. Wyckoff [who worked at Scribner’s, his publisher], In appreciation of her many courtesies and kindnesses. With every good wish. S. S. Van Dine.”