File:The Clue of the Broken Locket (1934) dust jacket, 1939B-11 printing.jpg

The back flap of the dust jacket is not shown in its entirety, so the lack of a copyright notice is not certain. However, at least one different dust jacket featuring the same cover art, but from a different printing, is known to be published without a copyright notice.

• File:The Clue of the Broken Locket (1934) dust jacket, 1934A-1 printing (part 1 of 2).jpg
• File:The Clue of the Broken Locket (1934) dust jacket, 1934A-1 printing (part 2 of 2).jpg

Thus it is reasonable to assume that this dust jacket is published without a copyright notice.

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