Book Description

Contains FOUR novels, THE WOMAN IN WHITE by WILKIE COLLINS CARMILLA by J. SHERIDAN Le FANU THE NOTTING HILL MYSTERY (see notes below) Dr.JEKYLL & Mr.HYDE by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON The uncommon first edition in the even more uncommon dustwrapper which is complete and not price clipped. London: Pilot Press Ltd., 1945. Octavo, cloth. First edition. in dustwrapper
Dealer Notes
New York: Pilot Press Ltd., 1945. Octavo,cloth. First edition. Collects "The Woman in White" by Wilkie Collins, "Carmilla" by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" by Robert Louis Stevenson and, of most importance, "The Notting Hill Mystery," a novel first published anonymously as a serial in ONCE A WEEK in November-December 1862. When "The Notting Hill Mystery" was published in book form by Saunders in 1865 it was attributed to "Charles Felix," of whom nothing seems to be known.. 10-page introduction by Richardson. A very good copy in very good dust jacket. This first printing is uncommon
Author MAURICE RICHARDSON (EDITS)
Date 1945
Binding HARDBACK with DUSTWRAPPER
Publisher PILOT PRESS
Illustrator NOT ILLUSTRATED
Condition Unaccountable clean & fresh. VG+ in VG+ dustwrapper
Pages 678

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