Erle Stanley Gardner “The D.A. Draws a Circle” Vintage Paperback

The D.A. Draws a Circle
Departing from his renowned Perry Mason courtroom dramas, Erle Stanley Gardner turns the spotlight onto honest rural prosecutor Douglas Selby in *The D.A. Draws a Circle*.
Set in fictional Madison County, the novel masterfully balances intricate procedural deduction, sharp legal strategy, and wartime suspense.
This first Pocket Books printing features genuine Perma-Gloss lamination and the historic wartime “Share this book with someone in uniform” rear insignia.
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#### **Book Details**
* **Author:** Erle Stanley Gardner
* **Illustrator:** Uncredited Pocket Books cover artist
* **Publisher:** Pocket Books, Inc. (Pocket Book Edition #334)
* **Binding:** Paperback
* **Edition Points:** Pocket Book Edition #334, complete and unabridged, with Perma-Gloss lamination and 1230 Sixth Avenue address.  First Pocket edition printing, 1945.
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#### **Condition Report**
* **Overall Grade:** Very Good+ (VG+)
* **Cover & Spine:** Original Perma-Gloss finish remains glossy and intact with minor rubbing to extremities; spine is uncreased and exceptionally clean with bright color fields.
* **Text Block & Pages:** Publisher red edge stain evenly preserved; interior pages are clean and lightly age-toned.  In the middle around page 115, just the very corner tips of about a dozen pages are crimped from shelving/storage.
* **Binding:** Solid, tight, and square softcover binding.  No loose, torn or folded pages
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