Author: HOWE, E.W. Title: The Mystery of the Locks.
Description: Boston, Osgood 1885. Octavo publisher's decorated brown cloth blocked in black and gilt. A small, almost tiny, snag at the top of the spine, a rather good, bright copy. ¶ First (only?) edition. A fine array of gothic chapter headings if nothing else: The Town of Dark Nights; The Face at the Window; Pictures in the Fire; The Locks' Ghost; The Whispers in the Air; The Ancient Maiden; A Shot at the Shadow; The Step on the Stair; The Pursuing Shadow; ... and finally The Going Down of the Sun.
Keywords: literature fiction thrillers mystery c19th America detective
Price: AUD 125.00 = appr. US$ 86.48 Seller: Richard Neylon, Bookseller
- Book number: 8409