New York: The Century Company, 1916. First Edition. A group of loosely connected stories set in the New York underworld. Basis for Paul Scardon's 1920 silent picture starring Pinna Nesbit, William B. Davidson, and William Ingersoll. Scarce in dustjacket. OCLC finds 15 copies. Hubin, p.367. First Printing. Octavo (19.75cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in orange on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [18], 361, [5]pp; illus. Mild wear to lower board edges, crown gently nudged, with faint offsetting from jacket flaps onto endpapers; Very Good+ sound copy. Dustjacket (priced $1.35 at mid-spine) is gently spine-sunned and edgeworn, with a few small chips at crown (none affecting lettering), numerous short tears with attendant creases, and a few small rubbed spots to rear panel; a Very Good, substantially complete example.

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Bookseller: Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2341
Title: PARTNERS OF THE NIGHT
Author: Scott, Leroy (stories); Stevens, Dalton (illustrations)
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Century Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1916

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