Lot 323

POST, Melville Davisson (1869-1930). The Strange Schemes of Randolph Mason. New York and London: G.P. Putnam's, 1896.

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $400 - $600

Estimate$400 – $600

Status

Closed

POST, Melville Davisson (1869-1930). The Strange Schemes of Randolph Mason. New York and London: G.P. Putnam's, 1896.

8vo. Publisher's original wraps (toning, spine leaning).

FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST BOOK IN THE RARE PUBLISHER'S WRAPS. The Strange Schemes of Randolph Mason introduces the first of Mason's two greatest contributions to the detective fiction genre: Randolph Mason, an unscrupulous lawyer who relies on legal loopholes to get his clients out of trouble. Barzun & Taylor, 4050; Queen's Quorum, 20.

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