MONSIEUR JONQUELLE PREFECT OF POLICE OF PARIS. New York, London: D. Appleton and Company, 1923. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 1-286 [287] [288: blank] [289-290: ads], original orange cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. First edition, first printing with "(1)" at base of text on page [287], first state with pages 62-63 transposed. "The collection of twelve stories ... is in several ways next in quality to UNCLE ABNER. These stories, most of which are principally concerned with the activities of a shrewd French detective, are of a moderately uniform quality throughout the book. The plots, with few exceptions, are well contrived with paradoxical features that contribute to the suspense element, and most skillfully conclude with a catchy twist or surprise ending." - Norton, Melville Davisson Post, p. 161. Queen, The Detective Short Story, p. 90. Hubin (1994), p. 652. Smith, American Fiction, 1901-1925 P-544. Private owner's bookplate affixed to front free endpaper. Some light dust soiling to cloth, else a clean, tight, very good copy. (#95590).
Price: $75.00
First printing has "(1)" at base of text on page [287].