EXPERIMENTS IN CRIME AND OTHER STORIES. New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1937. Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-vi [7-8] 9-287 [288: blank], original turquoise cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black, fore-edge untrimmed, bottom edge rough trimmed. First edition. Collection of fourteen short stories, nine of which are detective-crime stories. Queen, The Detective Short Story, p. 42. A fine copy in very good printed dust jacket (priced $2.00 on front flap) with wear along top and bottom edges, 38 mm closed tear along top front flap fold, small chip from lower rear spine fold, and mild dust soiling to rear panel. Jacket presents well overall. (#159449).
Price: $65.00
"FIRST EDITION . . . FEBRUARY 1937" on copyright page.