Secrets of a Private Enquiry Office by Mrs. George Corbett
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Secrets of a Private Enquiry Office by Mrs. George Corbett
$400.00 USD
Secrets of a Private Enquiry Office by Mrs. George Corbett
Authors: Mrs. George Corbett
Location: London
Publisher: George Routledge and Sons, Limited
Date: [1891]
Features: No publication date given. circa [1891]. Subtitle: Being Tales Weird and Tales Ghostly, Tales Humorous and Tales Pathetic, Tales Exciting and Tales Curious. Red cloth with beveled edges, gilt lettering, and gilt top edge; blind stamped. Fifteen short stories; A collection of female-lead detective short stories.
Book Condition: Good: A copy with mild wear to spine edges and corners. Damp stains and soiling to cover; mild tanning to spine. Interior binding is cracked and weakened with several leaves separating from the spine. Mild offset tanning to endpapers. Toning to page margins. No jacket present.
Notes: ISFDB: no earlier dates listed; First Edition has 1891 on title page; this copy same cover without a date. Mrs. George Corbett's alternate name: Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett. Author known for using a female lead in detective fiction.
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Authors: Mrs. George Corbett
Location: London
Publisher: George Routledge and Sons, Limited
Date: [1891]
Features: No publication date given. circa [1891]. Subtitle: Being Tales Weird and Tales Ghostly, Tales Humorous and Tales Pathetic, Tales Exciting and Tales Curious. Red cloth with beveled edges, gilt lettering, and gilt top edge; blind stamped. Fifteen short stories; A collection of female-lead detective short stories.
Book Condition: Good: A copy with mild wear to spine edges and corners. Damp stains and soiling to cover; mild tanning to spine. Interior binding is cracked and weakened with several leaves separating from the spine. Mild offset tanning to endpapers. Toning to page margins. No jacket present.
Notes: ISFDB: no earlier dates listed; First Edition has 1891 on title page; this copy same cover without a date. Mrs. George Corbett's alternate name: Elizabeth Burgoyne Corbett. Author known for using a female lead in detective fiction.
HCX23178-1