Item #20811 THE OLD MAN IN THE CORNER. Baroness Orczy, Baroness Orczy Emma Magdalena Rosalia Maria Josifa Barbara.

THE OLD MAN IN THE CORNER.

London: Greening & Co., Ltd., 1909. Octavo, pp. [1-7] 8 [9-10] 11-340, eight inserted plates with illustrations by H. M. Brock, original blue cloth, illustration to front panel stamped in red, blue, black and white, lettering to spine and front panel stamped in gold. First edition. A collection of the earliest cases of the Old Man in the Corner. "Among the first and greatest of all 'armchair detectives.'" - Steinbrunner and Penzler, Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection, p. 298. "An important book." - Queen, The Detective Short Story, p. 83. "Good detection with action indirect but often effective" - Barzun and Taylor: A Catalogue of Crime: Revised and Enlarged Edition (1989), #4007. Hubin (1994), p. 618. QQ 41. Foxing to first several leaves and foxing to pages edges, small stain to front free endpaper, front hinge cracked, abrasion to rear paste-down from label removal, mild rubbing to spine ends, corner tips and edges, a very good copy. (20811). Item #20811

Price: $350.00