The Shadow of the Rope
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover : pp. [2 blank] [vi] viii [x] 328 [5pp adverts] : green cloth boards with bold gilt lettering to front and spine.
Neat prior ownership stamp of Julius R. White on front endpaper; slight lean; head and tail of spine pushed; small faint stain to upper board; tanned block edges. Very good. Item #9665
Published in the same year the UK. Trove records no Australian library holdings of the first American or UK editions. The novel was serialised in 'The Australian Town and Country Journal' in 17 weekly instalments between 19 October 1901 and February 1902 and is a murder mystery involving Australians and set in London. Hornung visited Australia during 1884-1886 and approximately two-thirds of his novels have Australian content. Probably best known as the creator of Raffles, the 'gentleman burglar' and test cricketer, Hornung was a brother-in-law of Arthur Conan Doyle. Loder, p. 116 listing as unexamined. Miller/Macartney recording only the 1902 British printing.
Price: $100.00