COLLINS, Willkie (1824-1889). The Moonstone. A Romance. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1868.
Tall 8vo. Frontispiece and numerous illustrations in the text. Original brown cloth, gilt-lettered spine (extremities faded). Provenance: John Talbot Gernon (morocco bookplate).
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION of one of the first English detective novels. Sadleir 598 (first English edition). A Haycraft Queen Cornerstone.
Selections from the Library of Dr. John Talbot Gernon
This lot is located in Chicago.