1882 · New York
by [Halsey, Harlan Page.]
New York: J. S. Ogilbie & Co., 31 Rose Street, 1882. 12mo, pp. [5], 22-136 (complete); original red cloth stamped in black and gilt; ex-Orcutt's [Lending] Library, with an ink inscription on the title page and a removal of a handmade dust jacket evident on the front and rear pastedowns; a few spots and stains, a couple of gatherings extended; good. An early American detective story written by Harlan Page Halsey, who published most commonly under the pseudonym Old Sleuth (also Judson R. Taylor, Tony Pastor, and Junior Doesticks). Wright III, 2413.
(Inventory #: 57430)