The Case of the Sulky Girl

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1933. Stated copyright 1933 by Erle Stanley Gardner. Red cloth boards, stylized black impressed cover and spine titles, light shelf wear. Pages generally fine, clean; no writing. Some discoloration to front and back pastedowns and adjacent blank endpapers. Deep red top-stain. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Rare original dust wrapper, some chip, rub; clipped, protected in new clear sleeve. Classic film noir wrapper design in black at front and spine w/red border features stylized cover titles hot red and orange with silhouette crime scene through a night window of brutal murder in progress. It's Perry Mason again - that fantastically unconventional criminal lawyer who made history a few months ago in "The Case of the Velvet Claws". Remember his name - You'll meet him again! Unable to marry due to a stipulation in her late father's will - which states that she will lose his millions if she does wed - headstrong Frances hires Perry Mason to get around the clause, but soon he ends up solving a family murder! Printed in the United States. 303 pages. Insured post.. First Edition Thus. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.