Shadow on the Wall by Bailey, H.C

The Modern Publishing Co., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 184 pages. No dust jacket. Red paper covered boards. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscriptions to front pastedown and front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Noticeable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable sunning to spine and edges. Visible marks overall. Water staining to boards. Boards are slightly bowed.

Doubleday Crime Club, 1934. 1st. Hardcover. Wear to spine ends, a GOOD tight copy.

Boulder, CO, U.S.A.: Rue Morgue Press, 2008. 1st prtg. (Originally published in 1934). This is the 1st full-length Mr. Fortune novel. Foreward by Tom & Enid Schantz. Lady Rosnay has insisted that Reginald Fortune attend her fancy dress ball, but the merriment is disrupted when the old lady takes a tumble down the stairs and loses her diamond tiara. She is strangely unruffled by the incident, which intrigues Reggie, who is also almost certain she was pushed. But the mischief is just getting under way. Two murders follow, and Reggie, along with his friend Lomas, head of Scotland Yard's C.I.D., begin investigating in earnest. Their suspects include Simon Osmond, a rising young politician whose plans to marry Lady Rosnay's niece, Alix Lynn, have been vetoed by the imperious old lady, as well as the headstrong Alix herself. Reggie, a country doctor whose languid demeanor conceals a sharp intellect and keenly observant eye, is certain that some very deadly mischiefmakers are at work… Read More

The Modern Publishing, 1111. Hardcover. Good/Good. No edition remarks. 184 pages. Dust jacket over red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Moderate water staining to surfaces. Light rubbing and marking all over.

Rue Morgue Press, 2008-04. Paperback. Good.

Lyons, CO.: Rue Morgue Press. Vg In Wraps. Prev. Owner Bookplate Inside. Pages Clean & Tight. Pages: 192.. 2008. Trade Paperback..

Rue Morgue Press, 2008-04-01. Paperback. Used:Good.

Doubleday, Doran & Co./Crime Club, 1934. Stated first edition. Hardcover. good/no jacket. NOT an ex library book. Book with black cover, print in red, bump top front corner. Name with 1934 date is crossed out on front endpaper. Name and 1975 date on front endpaper. 307 clean pages.

London: The Modern Publishing Co. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Paperback. Very Good.