THE FILIGREE BALL: BEING A FULL AND TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE SOLUTION OFTHE MYSTERY CONCERNING THE JEFFREY-MOORE AFFAIR

Inianapolis:IN, USA: Bobbs Merrill, 1903. 1st edition. Spine head & foot worn, edges worn, small water stain at lower page edges. Dark green cloth with gold titles on spine, stamped in red and gold on front cover. Black & white frontispiece with tissue guard. In homemade acetate dust protector. Illustrated by C.M. Relyea. 418 pages with 22 page list of Important Fiction (of) Bobbs Merrill . " Variously regarded as the 'mother, grandmother, and godmother of the detective story" -- Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection. For two weeks Washington has been abuzz with talk about what happened at the Moore house. The historic old building, dating back to colonial times, has long been a subject of unease as the site of multiple deaths. But pretty young Veronica Moore decides to defy superstition and hold her lavish wedding at the ancestral property—an event that turns tragic when a guest’s lifeless body is discovered. Now, a man has reported to the police that he spotted a light coming from within the supposedly empty house on an all but deserted block, and a detective must enter the mansion to unravel the secrets within . 1st Edition. Cloth. Very Good-Near Fine. Illus. by Relyea, C.M.. Book.