THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
COLLINS, WILLIAM WILKIE. The Moonstone. A Romance. London: Tinsley 1868. 3 vols., 8vo, original purple blindstamped cloth, spines gilt-lettered, uncut, spines evenly faded, wear at heels of spines, front cover of vol. 1 slightly pitted and with some staining, inner hinges of vols. 1 & 3 tightened, skilfull repairs and color restoration to ends of spine and fore-corners of vol. 1, purple morocco slipcase. FIRST EDITION OF THIS LANDMARK IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DETECTIVE NOVEL. Parrish 72; Glover & Greene 74; Sadleir 600; Wolff 1368; Lilly, Detective Fiction 17; a Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone and on the original Haycraft Cornerstone list (see Howard Haycraft, Murder for Pleasure, New York, 1968). Very rare in the original cloth.
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COLLINS, WILLIAM WILKIE. The Moonstone. A Romance. London: Tinsley 1868. 3 vols., 8vo, original purple blindstamped cloth, spines gilt-lettered, uncut, spines evenly faded, wear at heels of spines, front cover of vol. 1 slightly pitted and with some staining, inner hinges of vols. 1 & 3 tightened, skilfull repairs and color restoration to ends of spine and fore-corners of vol. 1, purple morocco slipcase. FIRST EDITION OF THIS LANDMARK IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DETECTIVE NOVEL. Parrish 72; Glover & Greene 74; Sadleir 600; Wolff 1368; Lilly, Detective Fiction 17; a Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone and on the original Haycraft Cornerstone list (see Howard Haycraft, Murder for Pleasure, New York, 1968). Very rare in the original cloth.
Provenance: Elizabeth Ward, with gift inscriptions from her husband dated 18 July 1868 (soon after publication) on each front endpaper -- Florence and Edward Kaye, bookplate -- Dr. Gerald E. Slater (sale, Christie's New York, 12 February 1982, lot 273) -- Richard Manney, bookplate (sale, Sotheby's New York, 11 October 1991, lot 56). (3)
Provenance: Elizabeth Ward, with gift inscriptions from her husband dated 18 July 1868 (soon after publication) on each front endpaper -- Florence and Edward Kaye, bookplate -- Dr. Gerald E. Slater (sale, Christie's New York, 12 February 1982, lot 273) -- Richard Manney, bookplate (sale, Sotheby's New York, 11 October 1991, lot 56). (3)