THE GORGEOUS GHOUL

by Dwight V. Babcock

$275 · Offered by L. W. Currey · No longer available

First edition

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1941. Octavo, cloth. First edition. The second of Babcock's three mystery novels, all of which featured crime journalist Hannah Van Doren. Babcock was a prolific contributor to the pulps, especially BLACK MASK, and later a Hollywood script writer. A fine copy in very good dust jacket with light wear to corners and spine ends and some age-darkening to spine panel and along flap folds. #127444

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