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Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
by Baroness Orczy
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£250.00£225.00
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About This Item
London: Cassell and Company, LTD, 1910. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 5". Cyrus Cuneo. The first edition of Baroness Orczy's exciting collection of short stories, following the escapades of the female detective Lady Molly, illustrated by Cyrus Cuneo. The first edition of this work. 'Lady Molly of Scotland Yard' is a collection of short stories about the female detective Molly Robertson-Kirk, one of the first fictional female detectives. Illustrated with a frontispiece, and fifteen plates. Collated, complete. Written by Baroness Emma Orczy, a novelist who is best known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel. Illustrated by Cyrus Cuneo. Prior owner's ink inscription to the title page. Sixteen pages of publisher's adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Light marks to the boards and spine, and a little fading to the spine. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Some spots to the fore edge. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the odd spot. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 688P17
- Title
- Lady Molly of Scotland Yard
- Author
- Baroness Orczy
- Illustrator
- Cyrus Cuneo
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company, LTD
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- baroness orczy emma orczy Lady Molly of Scotland Yard short stories emma orczy detective lady molly
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
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- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
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