Patrick Chann (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: no jacket present. This hardcover edition shows signs of wear consistent with its age. The cover exhibits noticeable scuffing and edge wear, and there is no dust jacket present. The binding remains intact, though it displays some looseness typical of older books. There are no inscriptions or library markings, preserving its originality.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Top of spine a trifle bumped, still fine in very good plus dustwrapper with shallow chipping at the crown. A $5000 "Prize Mystery Story" with the reader asked to write an alternative final chapter, with the details of the contest announced on N.B.C. radio. Uncommon in jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. The House of Retrogression by Chann Patrick (First Edition) Firm square copy with minor rubbing to corners and spine ends. A $5000 "Prize Mystery Story" with the reader asked to write an alternative final chapter, with the details of the contest announced on N.B.C. radio. Final chapter still wrapped in contest sleeve. From the collection of Otto Penzler, founder of The Mysterious Press and The Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. BOOK.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. 1st ed. Fine in near fine dust jacket, very light soiling with spine panel slightly darkened. $5000 Prize Contest Mystery Story with the reader asked to writey a different last chapter. The jacket goes on to state that a synopsis of each of the first 14 chapters will be given daily, beginning Tuesday March 29, and thereafter until Friday April 15th, 1932, at 12 noon. The author's solution is present with the contest sleeve intact. Uncommon. Book.…