The Purple Ball

Another of this prolific author's mysteries set in the South Seas, in 310 pages with story summary to the marvelously decorated purple front endpapers. Part of Doubleday & Doran's Crime Club editions, this is a First Edition, First Printing, from 1933. Hardcover octavo has matte black cloth-covered boards stamped with a bright purple title box lettered in black with black skull design to spine. Condition is Near Fine: extremely clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages moderately tanned, commensurate with age, but supple & unmarked save for former owner's name to verso of ffep in neat pen. Very mild rubbing to extremities. No DJ (missing). Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, Weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

Product Info

Publisher: The Crime Club, Inc./Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.

Year: 1933

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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