The D.A. Breaks an Egg
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- 2
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- Morrow, 1949
The first edition of The D.A. Breaks an Egg by Erle Stanley Gardner was published in New York by Morrow in 1949. We track 2 editions.
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- 10 on Open Library, 10 in English
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Who published the first edition of The D.A. Breaks an Egg?
The first edition of The D.A. Breaks an Egg by Erle Stanley Gardner was published in New York by Morrow in 1949.
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We track 2 editions of The D.A. Breaks an Egg, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.