first edition
1908 · New York
by Post, Melville Davisson
New York: Edward J. Clode Publisher, 1908. Octavo, pp. [iii-iv] v-vi 1-302 [303-304: blank] [notes: (1) text complete despite gap in pagination; front free endpaper is used as the half-title leaf with book title printed on recto and publisher's page count treats the free endpaper as pages [i-ii]; (2) first signature is a gathering of ten leaves; (3) last leaf is a blank], title page printed in black and orange, original pictorial red cloth, front panel stamped in black, white and gold, spine panel stamped in black and white, bottom edge rough-trimmed. First edition. Thirteen short stories. The third volume of Randolph Mason short stories. "In this book Randolph Mason reforms, using his legal knowledge to aid justice." - Queen, The Detective Short Story, p. 90. Hubin (1994), p. 652. Smith, American Fiction, 1901-1925 P-541. The fragile white enamel of the globe is mostly perished from the spine panel, a bright, near fine copy. (#115599) (Inventory #: 115599)