The Case of the Fenced-In Woman, Erle Stanley Gardner — 1st Ed

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The Case of the Fenced-In Woman, Erle Stanley Gardner — 1st Ed

Name: The Case of the Fenced-In Woman, Erle Stanley Gardner — 1st Ed
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Publication: New York, William Morrow & Company, Inc., 1972

Formatting: 8vo, pp. [vi], 242.

Condition Report: Near Fine. This copy presents exceptionally well, retaining sharp, unbumped corners and crisp, unmarked black boards with bright, unoxidised silver and gilt lettering to the spine. The binding remains remarkably tight, suggesting the book has been scarcely read, while internally the pages are clean, bright, and entirely free from ownership inscriptions or marginalia. The only minor imperfection is some very light, scattered spotting to the bottom edge of the text block, which does not intrude onto the pages themselves. The book is housed in a dust jacket that remains vibrant and sharp, exhibiting only the faintest trace of shelf-wear to the extremities.

Catalogue Note: This volume represents the first trade edition of Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Fenced-In Woman. Published posthumously following Gardner’s death in 1970, it stands as one of the final instalments in the legendary Perry Mason series.

As a posthumous release, it holds a particular significance for completist collectors of the Perry Mason canon.

Copies surviving in such remarkably crisp, well-preserved condition, particularly with a tight binding and an intact, bright dust jacket, are increasingly uncommon.

In this late Perry Mason mystery, Morley Eden builds his dream house on a newly purchased plot of land, only to arrive on moving day and discover a barbed-wire fence bisecting the property and slicing straight through the house. The fence was erected by the ex-wife of the contractor who built the home, who claims half ownership following a bitter divorce. When a dead body is found on the disputed territory, the bizarre property dispute rapidly escalates into a complex murder charge, prompting Eden to enlist the formidable legal mind of Perry Mason to unravel a web of deceit, vengeance, and fatal consequences.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Erle Stanley Gardner

Book Publisher: William Morrow & Company, Inc.

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Crime & Mystery

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 242

Book Publication Year: 1972

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: Perry Mason

Country/region of manufacture: New York, United States

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