Erle Stanley Gardner
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GARDNER, ERLE STANLEY, 1889 to 1970

Erle Stanley Gardner

American writer and lawyer.

Books
68
Editions tracked
128
First editions
63
Nationality
United States

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Earliest first editionThe Case of the Velvet ClawsMorrow, 1933 Most editions trackedThe Case of the Velvet Claws3 editions
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  1. 1933The Case of the Velvet ClawsMorrow
  2. 1934The Case of the Curious BrideMorrow
  3. 1934The Case of the Sulky GirlHarrap
  4. 1935The Case of the Counterfeit EyeW. Morrow and comapny
  5. 1936The Case of the Stuttering BishopMorrow
  6. 1936The Case of the Sleepwalker's NieceWilliam Morrow
  7. 1937The Case of the Lame CanaryCassell
  8. 1937The Case of the Dangerous DowagerMorrow
  9. 1938The Case of the Shoplifter's ShoeMorrow
  10. 1938The Case of the Substitute FaceWilliam Morrow
  11. 1939The Case of the Rolling BonesMorrow
  12. 1940The Case of the Baited HookMorrow
  13. 1941The Case of the Haunted HusbandMorrow
  14. 1941The Case of the Empty TinMorrow
  15. 1942The Case of the Careless KittenMorrow
  16. 1942The Case of the Drowning DuckMorrow
  17. 1942Owls Don't BlinkMorrow
  18. 1943The Case of the Buried ClockMorrow
  19. 1943The Case of the Drowsy MosquitoMorrow
  20. 1944Case Black Eyed BlondeMorrow
  21. 1945The Case of the Half-Wakened WifeM. S. Mill Co
  22. 1946The Case of the Borrowed BrunetteMorrow
  23. 1947The Case of the Fan-Dancer's HorseMorrow
  24. 1948The Case of the Lonely HeiressWilliam Morrow
  25. 1948The Case of the Vagabond VirginWilliam Morrow
  26. 1948The Case of the Perjured ParrotWorld Pub. Co
  27. 1949The Case of the Cautious Coquette; the Case of the Crimson Kiss; the Case of the Crying SwallowMorrow
  28. 1949The Case of the Dubious BridegroomWilliam Morrow
  29. 1950The Case of the One-Eyed WitnessMorrow
  30. 1950The Case of the Negligent NymphMorrow
  31. 1952Top of the HeapWalter J. Black
  32. 1953The Case of the Hesitant HostessWilliam Morrow
  33. 1954The Case of the Fugitive NurseMorrow
  34. 1955The Case of the Sun Bather's DiaryWilliam Morrow
  35. 1955The Case of the Glamorous GhostWalter J. Black
  36. 1955The Case of the Nervous AccompliceMorrow
  37. 1956The Case of the Gilded LilyMorrow
  38. 1956A Perry Mason OmnibusMorrow
  39. 1956The Case of the Demure DefendantWilliam Morrow
  40. 1957The Case of the Screaming WomanWilliam Morrow

And 23 more in the full list below.

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Erle Stanley Gardner was born in 1889 and died in 1970.

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We track 68 books by Erle Stanley Gardner across 128 editions, 63 of them first editions.

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