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Lot 167
Sale 6331 - The Collected Library: Summer Reading
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Jul 31, 2025
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Aug 13, 2025
Timed Online / Chicago
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Lot Description
FREEMAN, Richard Austin (1862-1943). A group of 13 works, comprising:
1) John Thorndyke's Cases. London: Chatto & Windus, 1909. SIGNED BY FREDERIC DANNAY AS "BARNABY ROSS" AND "ELLERY QUEEN."
2) The Mystery of the 31 New Inn. 1912.
3) The Singing Bone. 1912.
4) The Cat's Eye. [1923].
5) The Puzzle Lock. [1925].
6) As a Thief in the Night. [1928].
7) Mr. Pottermack's Oversight. 1930. INSCRIBED BY FREEMAN, "To Edith Freeman, with warmest regards from her affectionate uncle."
8) Dr. Thorndike's Discovery. New York: Dodd, Mead, & Company, 1932.
9) For the Defence: Dr. Thorndike. 1934.
10) For the Defense: Dr. Thorndike. New York: Dodd, Mead, & Company, 1934.
11) The Penrose Mystery. 1936.
12) The Penrose Mystery. New York: Dodd, Mead, & Company, 1936.
13) Felo de Se? 1937.
Together, 13 works in 13 volumes, mostly FIRST BRITISH EDITIONS published in London by Hodder & Stoughton unless otherwise noted, all 8vo and all in original bindings. Condition generally fine.
Selections from the Library of Dr. John Talbot Gernon
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