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Boston: Wentworth and Company, 1857. Crime classic. Early US edition in publisher's embossed brown cloth with titles in gilt to spine, glazed yellow endpapers. Some browning and soiling within, splashmark to prelims, binding rubbed, shows general wear. A used but serviceable copy. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone of crime and detective/mystery fiction. Item #43452
Price: £65.00