THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA. London: William Heinemann, 1902. Octavo, pp. [i-viii] ix-x [xi-xii] [1-2] 3-498 [499: list of Stoker books] [500: blank] + [32]-page undated publisher's catalogue inserted at rear, original pictorial dark blue cloth, front panel stamped in gold and light green, spine panel stamped in gold, publisher's windmill device stamped in blind on rear panel. First British edition, first impression. The U.S. edition published by Doubleday, Page preceded the Heinemann edition by several months. Ingenious mystery solved by decoding a cipher devised by Francis Bacon. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1547. Bleiler (1978), p. 187. Reginald 13732. Dalby 13c. Cloth lightly rubbed at edges, top edge of text block dusty, preliminary leaves tanned, title leaf foxed, a very good copy. A nice copy overall. The U.S. edition is more easily found than its British counterpart. (#162980).
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