first edition Hardcover
1909 · Indianapolis
by CLARK, Ellery H.
Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1909. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. lllustrated by F. Graham Cootes. A tiny owner name on the front fly, spine lettering rubbed away in part, else near fine in a rubbed, very good dustwrapper with a modest chip at the foot. Author's first of two mysteries, basis for a 1918 film directed by Herbert Blaché, and featuring Frank Keenan and Florence Billings. A very attractive copy of a scarce book in jacket. (Inventory #: 96297)