The Quests of Paul Beck by Bodkin, McDonnell M - 1908

London,, 1910. Second Impression. Hardback. No Dustjacket.. Slight fading, slight tannin, faint surface wear otherwise sound decent VG copy with slight occasional foxing to text.. 8vo. Second impression. Original publisher's light red cloth lettered black on spine and cover. pp xi, 307. ""Second impression"" (the first was in 1908). Frontispiece, 7 plates. From the Donald Rudd collection of detective fiction. A collectable copy of a noted rarity.

UK: C. Arthur Pearson Ltd, 1908. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. The Quests Of Paul Beck by M. McDonnell Bodkin First Softcover Edition C. Arthur Pearson Ltd 1908. No marks or inscriptions. Contents unblemished throughout. No loose or damaged pages and covers still firmly affixed. A bright near fine copy. Paul Beck is a barrister with a keen intellect and a knack for solving mysteries. In this collection of short stories, he uses his skills to investigate a variety of cases, from the disappearance of a valuable ruby to the murder of a prominent businessman. In the first story, "The Rape of the Ruby," Beck is tasked with recovering a stolen ruby from a notorious criminal. He tracks the ruby to a hotel in London, where he must use all of his cunning and wit to outsmart the thief. In the second story, "The Case of the Missing Will," Beck is called in to investigate the disappearance of a will that leaves a large fortune to a young woman. He soon discovers that there are many… Read More

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1908. First Edition. A very good copy of this short story collection. A preceding volume was a selection in Queen’s Quroum.

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1908. . First edition; 8vo; title printed in red & black with publisher's device, frontispiece and 7 plates, one plate working loose, small ownership signature to front pastedown, upper hinge pulling slightly; publisher's blue cloth lettered in gilt, spine slightly rolled, rubbed at corner-tips, otherwise very good. The second collection of Bodkin's short stories to feature the understated genius of late Victorian & early Edwardian detection, Paul Beck; an uncommon find in first edition.