1st edition, so stated. Surrealistic dust jacket by Ray Gordon. Pages age toned, covers very lightly rubbed, white lettering to spine is still very bright, a near fine copy in dust jacket, rubbed along spine edges and lightly rubbed at front panel, small chip out along top, small nick at spine foot, rear panel lightly soiled, not price clipped, $2.00 price intact, in protective mylar cover. This copy, although not marked as such, comes from the Otto Penzler collection. "Paul Killgerrin' mission to Marseilles seemed to be a fairly cut -and-dried job -- finding a missing German physicist" [Doubleday Crime Club Compendium, 1928-1991, by Ellen Nehr; Offspring Press, 1992]. Seller Inventory # 020324

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Title: SEARCH FOR A SCIENTIST

Publisher: Crime Club Doubleday, Garden City, New York,

Publication Date: 1947

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Gordon, Ray

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: First Edition.

Book Type: Book

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