Erle Stanley Gardner “The Case of the Troubled Trustee” Vintage Hardcover 1965

The Case of the Troubled Trustee
A courtroom puzzle starring Erle Stanley Gardner’s attorney-sleuth Perry Mason alongside Della Street and Paul Drake.
When an investment embezzler is framed for murder, Mason orchestrates brilliant cross-examinations and trademark forensic maneuvering.
Essential reading for legal thriller aficionados and mid-century mystery enthusiasts alike.
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#### **Book Details**
* **Author:** Erle Stanley Gardner
* **Illustrator:** Uncredited (Author photo on rear jacket panel)
* **Publisher:** Walter J. Black, Inc. (by arrangement with William Morrow & Company)
* **Binding:** HARDCOVER
* **Edition Points:** Copyright 1965; Walter J. Black book club/reprint edition in dust jacket.
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#### **Condition Report**
* **Overall Grade:** Book: Very Good- (VG-)/Very Good (VG) // Jacket: Good+ (G+)
* **Cover & Spine:** Tan textured boards with clean brown lettering on spine and front board; minimal bumping at spine ends.  Sharp board corners, front board a bit warped.
* **Dust Jacket:** Black glossy jacket shows rubbing and minor edge wear with small closed tears at head of spine; rear panel lightly toned.  Small linear loss along the front flap fold edge, losses/chipping at flap fold corners.
* **Text Block & Pages:** Off-white to cream paper, supple and clean throughout without foxing; edges lightly age-toned.  Ghost of a former ex-libris label on front free end paper.  No writing, no loose, torn or folded pages.  Light stain on the block lower edge.
* **Binding:** Solid, straight, and tight binding with solid hinges front and back.

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