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DEATH OUT OF THIN AIR.

Towne, Stuart (pseudonym of Clayton Rawson).

New York: Coward-McCann, [1941]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Two novelettes featuring Don Diavolo, The Scarlet Wizard-magician detective. These were first published in separate issues of the pulp Red Star Mystery in 1940. This is the first of two books published with the Towne pseudonym (and the only one in hardcover). A very good plus copy, some mild soiling to cloth, tear to cloth (mendable) at upper rear cover in a very good dust jacket with some edge wear, wrinkling to upper front panel stain marks to upper rear panel. Uncommon in jacket. (9869). Item #9869

Price: $850.00