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COLLINS, William Wilkie (1824-1889). The Queen of Hearts. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1859.
3 volumes, 8o. 20th-century calf, spines gilt with three morocco spine labels, top edges gilt (light rubbing to spine ends and edges); cloth folding case.
FIRST EDITION, issued without half-titles. A rare collection of eleven Collins stories gathered from Household Words, The Atlantic Monthly and other publications. "His classic story The Biter Bit 'Extracted from the Correspondence of the London Police,' introduced comedy into the detective story - a development of the first magnitude" (Queen's Quorum 3). Glover and Greene 80; Sadleir 603; Wolff 1373. (3)
3 volumes, 8
FIRST EDITION, issued without half-titles. A rare collection of eleven Collins stories gathered from Household Words, The Atlantic Monthly and other publications. "His classic story The Biter Bit 'Extracted from the Correspondence of the London Police,' introduced comedy into the detective story - a development of the first magnitude" (Queen's Quorum 3). Glover and Greene 80; Sadleir 603; Wolff 1373. (3)