The Woman in the Alcove

Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1906. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo., 372pp. Beautiful, bright First Edition, First State with "April" below date on copyright page. Publisher's cream-colored cloth with titles in blue, outlined in red on the front board and spine. Author name in maroon. Decorative motif in red, yellow and maroon on front board. Tissue-guarded frontis illustration by Arthur I Keller. Square, tight and clean throughout with no toning, fading or foxing. Mild bumping to spine ends. Very well-preserved. A simply gorgeous collectable copy of this mystery from the "Mother of the Detective Novel" who brought us the "The Leavanworth Case". (Hubin p.175).