A CAPILLARY CRIME AND OTHER STORIES. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1892. Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1-3] 4-284, flyleaves at front and rear, two inserted plates with illustrations by Millllet, original pictorial blue-gray cloth, front and spine panels stamped in silver, gold, and black. First edition. Collects seven stories. The title story is a scientific detective story. Three of the others are supernatural, including "A Faded Scapular," a ghost story. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 866h. Bleiler (1978), p. 140. Reginald 10149. Hubin, p. 293. Queen, The Detective Short Story, p. 74. Wright (III) 3751. Some soiling to cloth, some wear to cloth, mainly spine ends and corners, else a tight, very good copy. (#6000).
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