THE EIGHT STROKES OF THE CLOCK...translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos.
New York: The McCaulay Company, [1922]. Octavo, pp. [1-14] 15-313 [314-316: blank], inserted frontispiece by G. W. Gage, original pictorial brown cloth, front and spine stamped in brown. First U. S. edition. Collects eight stories with Arsène Lupin, in which he solves various crimes in the guise of Prince Rénine, an apparent alter-ego, with the help of his companion (for these adventures) Hortense Daniel. "Undoubtedly, Maurice Leblanc's most important contribution to the mystery/detective genre was his cration of the extraordinary Arsène Lupin, the quintessential criminal-detective." Queen's Quorum 69. Haycraft-Queen cornerstone. Hubin, p. 490. Queen, The Detective Short Story, p. 65. Some foxing to text, top page edges a bit dusty, mild shelf wear to corner tips and spine ends, a clean very good or somewhat better copy. (22354). Item #22354
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