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New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1932. 1st Edition thus? . Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. Thick volume. Black-stamped embossed red cloth. Heavily waterstained back cover, a tad musty. Insect damage back joint. Still tight. Solid reading copy, clean text. Each book individually paginated. 3886 shelf

New York: Otto Penzler, 1996. An exact facsimile edition of the 1925 first edition as published by Bobbs-Merrill of this detective fiction classic, the first Charlie Chan novel, reproducing all the original interior pages as well as the binding and the striking and colorful dust jacket showing a lovely beach scene in Honolulu. Wonderfully realized.

Grosset & Dunlap. Correct first edition, first printing without the bow and arrow colophon on the copyright page. Original orange clloth. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1925.

New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, [1928]., 1928. First edition. First edition thus. A near fine, bright copy in a bright and crisp dust jacket with minor wear to the extremities The book clearly is titled as we've stated. The dust jacket is titled Charlie Chan's Caravan, and the book is titled Charlie Chan's Omnibus. A bright and attractive copy but when we made the purchase we did not recognize the differences. The "Omnibus" features two unabridged stories: "The House Without A Key" and "Behind That Curtain." The "Caravan" features two unabridged stories: "The Chinese Parrot" and "The Black Camel." For the Chan collector who will be proud to give it a good home!

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Fine in Full Leather. Accented in 22kt gold gilt decoration. All edge gilt, hubbed spines. Part of The Franklin Library of Mystery Masterpieces. Franklin Library of Mystery Masterpieces. ; First Franklin Library Edition.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library. 1989. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in Full Leather. Accented in 22kt gold gilt decoration. All edge gilt, hubbed spines. Faint foxing on top text block edge. Part of The Franklin Library of Mystery Masterpieces. ; Franklin Library of Mystery Masterpieces, First Franklin Library Edition. .

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, 1925. First edition. First edition. [iv], 316 pp. Bound in publisher's orange cloth with dark navy lettering. A Good+ copy with rubbing to lettering and worn cloth, slight lean, spine darkened, endpapers have tidemarks, erased name on front free endpaper. Lacking dust jacket. The first mystery to feature Honolulu detective Charlie Chan.