Publication: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927, New York
First edition and first appearance. 8vo. Color wrappers, double column. The unabridged story begins in the May, 1927 issue and continues through and inclusive of the August, 1927 issue of Scribner's Magazine and is the first appearance of this second Philo Vance mystery novel. Each issue with complete illustrated wrappers, with one issue having a few neat lending library stamps. All in all a solid, internally clean, very good set, with each issue enclosed with a transparent polyester wrapper and then placed into a cloth chemise, and the four issues housed in a cloth slipcase with the former owner's neat paper name label affixed to the head of spine.
Inventory Number: 47558