01916cam a2200517 i 4500 625931090 TxAuBib 20230130120000.0 780320s1943||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 43009677 (OCoLC)1053113871 TxAuBib rda Grafton, C. W., 1909-1982., (Cornelius Warren.) The rat began to gnaw the rope / by C.W. Grafton. War edition. New York : Farrar & Rinehart, [1943] ©1943. 243 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 19 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Mary Roberts Rinehart mystery contest prize winner"--Cover. 20230130. Bound in pale yellow cloth over boards; dark red lettering on front cover and spine. Covers soiled and stained. Endleaves yellowed. Inscribed by author on front free endleaf: "To Lyt and Agnes: with love from Chip Grafton". Grafton, C. W (Cornelius Warren), 1909- Autographs Specimens. Private investigators Fiction. Murder Fiction. Private investigators. Murder Fiction. Murder. Ohio Fiction. Kentucky Fiction. Ohio. Kentucky. Printed books United States New York (State) New York 20th century. Authors' presentation inscriptions (Provenance) United States 20th century. Fiction. Rogers, Agnes,. Farrar & Rinehart. Rare Book Room donation. United States, publication place. https://library.unt.edu/techser/bookplates/Gift_Rogers_Agnes.pdf MRLJG