The John Riddell Murder Case
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1930
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.Barry Cassidy Rare Books
AbeBooks seller since May 27, 2013
Condition: Used - Fine
£ 270.17
Quantity: 1 available
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Original publisher's yellow cloth binding in a yellow paper dust jacket. Illustration and black lettering on front panel and spine of dust jacket. Dust jacket protected in a paper-backed mylar sleeve. 5 3/4" x 7 3/4." 323 pages, complete. Black-and-white illustrations, complete. Pages and covers are virtually pristine and intact. Pages have slight age toning. Covers have slightly bumped corners. Binding is tight. Dust jacket is virtually pristine and intact except for slight wear to extremities and age toning. Dust jacket not price-clipped. No remainder marks. A Fine book in a Fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy. A satirical mystery novel written by the eponymous John Riddell, pseudonym of Corey Ford. Corey Ford (1902-1969) was an American author, humorist, and screenwriter. He wrote a number of books and hundreds of magazine articles. He became well-known for his humorous writings. Illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias (1904-1957), a Mexican painter, illustrator, ethnologist, and art historian. Covarrubias became well-known for his artwork and celebrity caricatures and also helped rediscover the Olmec civilization. Excerpt from front flap: "Old John Riddell, the famous literary parodist and book-reviewer, is found in the first chapter lying dead in his library. Medical Examiner Doremus declares that the position of the jaws, extended in a wide yawn, as well as the fact that both feet are asleep, proves poor Riddell died of accelerated hohokum, induced by a ferocious, premeditated attack of boredom. . Vance at once notices the walls of the library are lined with the best-sellers of the past year. Any one of these authors, Vance feels, might easily have done for poor Riddell. Which one bored him to death?".…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The John Riddell Murder Case
- Author
- Riddell, John (pseudonym of Corey Ford)
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
- Publication year
- 1930
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Illustrator
- Covarrubias, Miguel
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Literature, U.S. History
Barry Cassidy Rare Books
Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since May 27, 2013
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