The Case Of The Stuttering Bishop / Erle and 12 similar items

THE CASE OF THE STUTTERING BISHOP Erle Stanley Gardner New York: Morrow, 1936 Hardcover in publisher?s original stamped boards of orange on black cloth. First edition, first printing with 1936 on the title page without further printings listed on the copyright page. Ninth Perry Mason mystery novel. A fine copy with unbroken inner hinges, minor shelf slant. Bookplate of Vivian K. Bostwick, who was a good friend of Gardner while writing and living in Ventura. ?Checkout? card is laid into the from the Gardner book library Bostwick set up in Ventura at that time. A beautiful copy. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good plus Not price-clipped. There is a bit of chipping to the spine ends. The red colour on the spine is unfaded and bright. There is no tape or repair on the verso. A dust jacket for this title in this condition is quite rare to encounter. Included with this book is an original 5 x 7 inch photograph that was in the office inventory of Erle Stanley Gardner. This photograph was taken by the famous photographer Joseph Woodson Whitesell in 1938 or 39. Signed in pencil by Whitesell. ?????- These items are from The Erle Stanley Gardner Museum established in 2000 in Ventura, California where Gardner penned many pulp stories and wrote the first two Perry Mason books as well as practicing law. The museum holdings are now being gradually sold. .