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New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good+ in Fair dj. [1925] (c.1911). First Edition Thus. Hardcover. [good sound copy, minor wear to extremities, a little dust-soiling to top of text block; the jacket is heavily worn, missing about 2-1/2 inches from bottom of spine, large chip at left edge of rear panel, small bits of paper loss at several corners, various small tears and creases]. (4 B&W film stills) The first novel by the author who would later achieve lasting fame as the creator of Charlie Chan, this "mystery romance" about a young novelist who sequesters himself in an isolated mountain inn in order to concentrate on writing a novel was a big hit when it first appeared as a newspaper and magazine serial in January 1913. It was published in book form by Bobbs-Merrill the following month, and by September a dramatized version (written and produced by George M. Cohan) had opened on Broadway, where it ran for over a year. Although Cohan had not appeared in the play, he… Read More

NY: Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1913. Hardcover. Original cloth. Photoplay edition: illustrated with scenes from the Paramount picture starring Douglas MacLean. Cloth grubby, front hinge starting, slightly cocked. Frontis. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 408 pages .

NY: Grosset & Dunlap. Good with no dust jacket. 1913. Hardcover. Original cloth. Photoplay edition: illustrated with scenes from the talking picture starring Richard Dix. Cloth grubby, front hinge cracked, insecting to cloth edges, crease to front board, pages toned. Frontis. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 408 pages .