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Strange Secrets.
New York, NY: R.F. Fenno & Co., [1896]. [Supernatural/Gothic horror] FIRST US EDITION, second issue, EX LIBRIS VINCENT STARRETT. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.287; [1], blank. Publisher's blue cloth over boards, blocked in gilt and black, sewn endbands. Bookplate of renowned Sherlockian authority Vincent Starrett (1886-1974). Contents clean, no inscriptions, inside paper joints parted, spine a little flecked. Very good. A collection of strange tales, including Conan Doyle's ghostly story 'The Secret of Goresthorpe Grange'. Rare; no other copy of the first printing (UK or US) is currently listed. Item #74218
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