The case of the velvet claws by erle stanley gardner is the first perry mason bookperry mason takes on a case of blackmail involving a sleazy paper and ends up defending his deceiving client of murder i read this book a long time ago and decided to start from the beginning with audible. Case of the velvet claws the perry mason series erle stanley gardner alexander cendese 9781531826819 amazoncom books. The first perry mason novel the case of the velvet claws published in 1933 had sold twenty eight million copies in its first fifteen years in the mid 1950s the perry mason novels were selling at the rate of twenty thousand copies a day. Hardcover condition very good 1st edition triangle books 1945 this is a first edition copy of the triangle books printing of the case of the velvet claws a perry mason mystery story by erle stanley gardner the original was printed in 1933 and this triangle book edition was printed in 1945. The case of the velvet claws thanks to a bungled robbery at a fancy hotel the already married eva griffin has been caught in the company of a prominent congressman to protect the politico evas