Shell Game
Richard Pitts Powell (1908-1999)
From The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 20 October 1998
From The Book Collector, Inc. ABAA, ILAB, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 20 October 1998
About this Item
228 pages. Octavo (8" x 4 3/4") bound in original publisher's quarter yellow cloth with black lettering to spine over red boards in original pictorial jacket. First edition. Bill Stuart is vacationing in Florida, collecting shells, when one evening he stumbles upon a beautiful young woman hiding under a fishing pier on a deserted beach. Undaunted by her cock-eyed story, he offers her a lift into town. Valerie agrees if she can drive. When she discovers they are being followed by a gray sedan, Valerie breaks every law to shake them; and just as mysteriously does a quick disappearing act when they arrive at the bus station. The local chief of police isn t interested in tracking his missing person, so Bill heads back to the beach to retrace Valerie s footsteps which just happed to lead to a cabin that is occupied by the body of a very recently murdered man! Condition: Sticker residue to front end paper, points gently rubbed. Jacket with spine ends chipped, soiled edge wear with some chips, spine sunned else a very good in a good to very good jacket. Seller Inventory # L1222
Bibliographic Details
Title: Shell Game
Publisher: Simon and Schuster, New York
Publication Date: 1950
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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