THE MASTER OF MYSTERIES: BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE PROBLEMS SOLVED BY ASTRO, SEER OF SECRETS...
Indianapolis: The Bobb-Merrill Company Publishers, [1912]. Octavo, pp. [1-12] 1-479 [480: blank], illustrated by Karl Anderson and George Brehm with frontispiece and twenty-four inserted plates. original red cloth, front and spine stamped in blind and white. First edition. Tipped in is an envelope with a signed typed letter from Burgess (dated 1930) answering some queries about the book. Collection of twenty-four interconnected stories in the which the detective, posing as a psychic and his assistant, solve mysteries with the power of observation. The book contains cyphers, one being the first letter at the start of each story spells out "The author is Gelett Burgess." [Reference: Hubin, p. 23, Queen's Quorum #50]. A fine copy in a good dust jacket with closed tear to upper front panel, wear at the head of the spine panel with loss, large chip to the base of the spine panel, rear fold has small chip at upper corner, chip and closed tear to lower corner, front flap is split from front panel. Rare in jacket. (36224). Item #36224
Price: $3,500.00