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Death From a Top Hat - Clayton Rawson
[1945 ?] US Dell paperback presumed first edition (do enquire if you know of issue points)
No 69, blue edges
A nice solid book, paper only lightly tanned
Covers clean, light rubs and solid binding
The authors first book and an important title not to mention a Haycraft Queen Cornerstone
A solid example of a rare edition
For Sale at £22 (approx $33) *5 - free delivery worldwide !

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No Coffin for the Corpse
1972 UK hardcover later edition published by Tonm Stacey in London
A near fine book in near dust jacket
The book has no names etc
Tightly bound and square with clean contents and cloth
The jacket has no loss or tears, clean and bright

Dudley Wolffwas something special in the volcano line. He had a long and devastating record of eruptions. Described as "a crusty, blustering old industrial pirate with a whim of armour plate," he was brought up in the stockyard district of Chicago, where he had formulated a . simple rule - Cut the other guy's throat before he cuts yours

A nice example of a classic magic mystery featuring The Great Merlni
For Sale at £18 (approx $29 ) *4 - free delivery worldwide !

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The Great Merlini - Clayton Rawson
1979 US hardback Gregg Press first edition
A near fine book in near fine dustwrapper
The book has no names etc, clean top quality paper
Tightly bound and square with clean contents and cloth
The jacket is free from loss or tears - nice condition
New introduction for this edition written by Eleanor Sullivan
A classic title
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The Headless Lady - Clayton Rawson
[1947 ?] US Dell softcover presumed first edition (do enquire if you know of issue points)
No 176, blue foredges
A bright clean and square book
Covers clean, light rubs and solid binding
The Great Merlini in a very attractive period format
A nice book, uncommon with great cover artwork
For Sale at £15 (approx $23) *5 - free delivery worldwide !
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Footprints on the Ceiling
1979 US hardback Gregg Press first edition
A near fine book in near fine dust jacket
The book has no names etc, clean top quality paper
Tightly bound and square with clean contents and cloth
The jacket has minor shelf rubs to extremities
New introduction for this edition written by Robert L Fish
The Great Merlini strikes again !
For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD ) *14 - free delivery worldwide !

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Death Out of Thin Air - Stuart Towne aka Clayton Rawson
1947 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Cassell, London
A VG+ book in price clipped dust jacket
The book shows no names, inscriptions or stamps etc
Tightly bound and square with clean contents and cloth
The jacket shows minor shelf wear to edges, marks to rear panel
A Diavolo the magician mystery
A clean bright copy of a scarce book
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Death From a Top Hat - Clayton Rawson
1938 UK hardback first edition, first impression, Collins Crime Club, London
A near VG book sadly sans dust jacket
The book has no names, inscriptions or stamps etc
Still tight, usual period fade to spine, light scattered tanning, light minor wear to extremities
Both black and white plates still present
The authors first book and an important title not to mention a Haycraft Queen Cornerstone
An reasonable copy of an uncommon book
For Sale at £SOLD (approx $SOLD ) *us5 - free delivery worldwide !

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If you like this author then you may also like the following

Anthony Gilbert     Jonathan Latimer     A Fielding     Agatha Christie    

Brief Biography
Clayton Rawson, also wrote as Stuart Towne, was born in Ohio on 15th August 1906 and died on 1st March 1971. His series character was a magician called The Great Merlini who appeared in all six of his crime fiction titles. They also fall into the locked room mystery genre.

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