Lot 381

WARD, Henry Sarsfield (1883-1959). ("Sax Rohmer"). The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu. London: Methuen & Co., 1913.

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WARD, Henry Sarsfield (1883-1959). ("Sax Rohmer"). The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu. London: Methuen & Co., 1913.

8vo. 39pp. publisher's ads at end dated Spring 1913 and May 1913. (Light spotting to interior.) Original gilt-stamped red cloth (extremities lightly darkened, spotting to text block fore-edge). Provenance: Paul S. Seybolt (bookplate).

FIRST EDITION of "the first sustained duel between detective Nayland Smith and that fiend and fanatic, that most malign and formidable personality, that adept in all the arts and sciences..." (Queen's Quorum 64). A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone.

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WARD, Henry Sarsfield (1883-1959). ("Sax Rohmer"). The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu. London: Methuen & Co., 1913.

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