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Softcover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Minor sunning at the extremities, short phrase underlined on page 5, neat previous owner's signature at head of title page.; Collected essays about S. S. Van Dine, pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright, author of many stories of Philo Vance. Vance was a one of the great fictional detectives, appearing as a character in books and adaptations for many US and foreign movies. Essays by Jon Tuska, Leonard Maltin, and David R. Smith, all edited by Tuska. The essays detail Van Dine's life, writing, the evolution of the Philo Vance character, the books, and the movies and their actors. Includes a detailed filmography by Karl Thiede and brief bibliography. Illustrated with numerous monochrome still pictures from Philo Vance movies. Saddle stapled, stiff, card covers with a portrait of Van Dine (Wright) on the front. 9" x 6" and 63 pp. Clean and at least Very Good+.; B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 63 pages.…