The Big Bow Mystery

The Big Bow Mystery, Rand, McNally, 1895, first Amercan edition, of apparently 2 binding states, ours is in red cloth with bottom and fore edges untrimmed, t.p.e.'s gold-gilt, no date on the title page and floral device on the front cover, spine and spine lettering somewhat dulled, else a tight vg+ or better copy. Renown for allegedly being the first novel-length locked room mystery. The basis for three commercial films. A Haycraft Queen Cornerstone.