Recent Arrivals from Quercus Rare Books

New York: A.L. Burt Company Publishers, 1898. Doyle's second Sherlock Holmes story, originally published in 1890, has had at least ten film adaptations. This is a Very good copy of an early American issue; there is no publication date, but the publisher address indicates no earlier than 1898. Dark red ribbed cloth binding with titling and decoration in gilt on… Read more about this item

London, New York, Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1900. A late-career mystery by the popular Australian novelist. [Hubin, p. 41]. This is a Very Good copy of the First English Edition, published a year after the American issue. Beveled blue cloth binding with titling and decorations (rampant lion) in gilt on the spine and front cover. Clean text;… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1861. This is a Very Good copy of a later printing of the First Edition [no date match on copyright page]. Brown cloth binding with heavy decorative blindstamping on the covers; titling in gilt on the spine. Clean text; 265 pages, with a 22-page publisher catalog in the rear. Interestingly, there is no author… Read more about this item

London, New York, Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1902. A late-career mystery by the Australian novelist. [Hubin, p. 41] This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition. Blue cloth binding with titling in gilt and red decoration on the spine and front cover. Beveled edges. Clean text; 308 pages, with a 12-page publisher catalog in the rear.… Read more about this item

London, New York, Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1902. A late-career mystery by the popular Australian novelist. This is a Very Good copy of the First English Editio, published a year after the American issue [Hubin, p. 41]. Beveled blue cloth binding with titling and decorations (featuring a coiled-to-strike snake) in gilt on the spine and front cover. Cean… Read more about this item

Chicago and New York: Rand, McNally & Company, 1895. The first appearance of "Keinplatz" was in a periodical (1885). This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition of this collection, which contains six other stories. There is no publication date, but McNally brought out a paper edition in 1894; Quercus suggests that 1895-96 is a probable… Read more about this item

Chicago: Donohue, Henneberry & Co., 1895. The second Holmes story, first published in England in 1890 and a year later in America by P.F. Collier. This is a Very Good copy of an early pirate edition. Not common. There is no publication date, but circa 1894-95 would not be unwarranted. Brown cloth binding, with titling in gilt on the spine.Clean… Read more about this item

New York: George H. Doran Company, 1919. A colletion of ten stories. This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First American Edition, from one year after the English. An uncommon title. Red cloth binding with titling in black on the spine and front cover. Clean text; 310 pages. previous-owner siganature on the front paste-down. Light rub to the… Read more about this item

Chicago: E.A. Weeks & Company, 1895. An early collection of five stories by Doyle, from the publisher's "Handy Volume Series." The other stories are "The Silver Hatchet," "The Gully of Bluemansdyke," "The Parson of Jackman's Gulch," and "A Niht Among the Nihilists." This is a Very Good (Plus) copy of the First Edition Thus. Reddish-brown cloth binding with titling and… Read more about this item

New York: Hurst & Company, Publishers, 1900. A collection of two stories (the second is "John Barrington Cowles") that is not mentioned in Green & Gibson. This is a Hurst reprint, so where is the original? There is no publicationdate, but there is a contemporary gift inscription dated 1903 on the FFEP. Quercus therefore suggests circa 1900 as a possibility.… Read more about this item

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1904. This novel was first published by Frederick Stokes [Hubin, p. 24]. This is a Near Fine copy of the reprint edition, issued in the same year [stated "This edition published in June, 1904"]. All printings of this title are scarce. Bright orange cloth binding, colorfully decirated on the front cover in blue and red;… Read more about this item

Garden City: The Crime Club, Inc. By Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1930. This is a Very Good copy of the First [American] Edition [stated]. It was published in England in the same year but with a different title, "The Clue of the Silver key" [Hubin, pp 420-422]. Black cloth binding with titling in orange on the spine and front… Read more about this item

Chicago: The White House Publishers, 1927. A romance of China. Originally published by Duffield; this is a Near Fine copy of a reprinted edition from the same year. Uncommon to scarce. Bennett is listed in Hubin [p.30] but this title is not included. Bright orange cloth binding, titled in black on the spine. Cean text; 330 pages. Endpapers showing offset… Read more about this item

Chicago and New York: Rand, McNally & Company, Publishers First published in America in 1823; this is a Very Good copy of a reprinted edition. Green cloth binding, decorated in blue and white; titling on spine in white. Clean text; 472 pages. Many reprints of this book have poor quality paper stock; the textblock here is particularlly bright and fresh;… Read more about this item

New York and London: G.P.Putnam's Sons, 1912. This is a Near Fine set of a two volume set. Blue paper-covered boards with linen spines; titling on a paper label. "The First Series.The Tragedies" has three plays: "Grania," "Kincora," and "Dervogilla." Clean text; very bright and fresh; 207 pages, with a three-page catalog in the rear. "The Second Series. The Tragic-Comedies"… Read more about this item

New York: R.F. Fenno & Company, 1902. The Canadian author [Sir] Gilbert Parker (1862-1932) had several best-selling novels; during World War I he was an effective propagandist for the Allies. He also had a political career. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition. Red cloth binding with decoration in green, white, and gilt on the front cover;… Read more about this item

New York, Chicago, Toronto, London and Edinburgh: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1916. This is a Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Orange cloth binding with titling in yellow on the spine and front cover.Frontis illustration; 304 pages. previous-owner (evidently a physician) signature on front paste-down. Touch of rub to tips, spine slightly darkened with a… Read more about this item

New York: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, 1909. Novelistic treatment of the popular play, which has been filmed at least twice. Jenks was known as a dime novelist, but he also collaborated on several mysteries [Hubin, p. 226]. First published by H.K. Fly in 1909; this is a Very Good copy of the reprint edition. Tan cloth binding with a colour… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923. Arthur Train (1875-1945) served as an Assistant District Attorney in New York, using that experience to write several popular mysteries [Hubin, p.406]. This is not a mystery, however - a later conventional novel, a family saga. First Edition in Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine condition. Green cloth binding, ruled, with titling in gilt… Read more about this item

New York: The Century Co., 1900. Silas Weir Mitchell (1829-1914) combined a career in medicine, as one of the most prominent physicians of the day, with literary pursuits. This collection presents two of his earliest efforts, both first published in "The Atlantic" [1866 and 1867]. This is a Very Good copy of the First Edition [Hubin, p. 295]. Green cloth… Read more about this item