first edition Hardcover
1911 · New York
by MORRIS, Gouverneur
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1911. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Illustrated by Charles B. Falls. Publisher's complimentary copy presented upon the occasion of the eleventh annual banquet of the American Booksellers' Association. Painted spine lettering well rubbed, but still easily readable, else a near fine copy. The only mystery by an author better known for his fantasy novels. Basis for the now lost 1922 silent film directed by Irvin Willat, and featuring Richard Dix and Helene Chadwick.
(Inventory #: 54814)