Firsts: The Library of Robin and Kathryn Smiley
Thu, Aug 17, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 143
VAN DINE, S. S. (pseudonym of Willard Huntington WRIGHT, 18...
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
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VAN DINE, S. S. (pseudonym of Willard Huntington WRIGHT, 1888-1939). A complete run of Philo Vance Mysteries and an omnibus. New York: Charles Scribner?s Sons, 1926-1939. There were 15 movie mysteries with Philo Vance (released 1929-1947) based on these books. Vance was portrayed by William Powell, Basil Rathbone, Paul Lukas, Edmund Lowe, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Grant Richards, Warren William, James Stephenson, William Wright, Alan Curtis.
