The Black Cap: New Stories of Murder & Mystery
by Asquith, Cynthia [Compiler]; J.M. Barrie; Belloc Lowndes; W. Somerset Maugham; Hugh Walpole; D.H. Lawrence; Edgar Wallace; Arthur Machen; L.P. Hartley; W.B. Maxwell
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- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers), Ltd, 1927. First edition. First edition. (Precedes the American edition.) 318, [2] pp. Bound in publisher's navy cloth with blue stamping. Very Good+ with sunning along top edge of front board and to spine (through jacket), name on front free endpaper, light foxing to edges, in correct dust jacket priced at 7'6 net, Very Good with spine panel a little toned, two closed tears to top of front panel, dampstain along front flap fold, light wear.
An attractive, jacketed copy of a rare crime/weird fiction anthology with 14 stories by some very major writers of the 1920s including Maugham, Lawrence, Barrie, and Machen.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140945018
- Title
- The Black Cap: New Stories of Murder & Mystery
- Author
- Asquith, Cynthia [Compiler]; J.M. Barrie; Belloc Lowndes; W. Somerset Maugham; Hugh Walpole; D.H. Lawrence; Edgar Wallace; Arthur Machen; L.P. Hartley; W.B. Maxwell
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers), Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- anthology, weird fiction, anthologies, British, UK mystery
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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