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London : Herbert Jenkins, 1924. First edition. "Stevenege, who in spite of his comparative youth, was already a man of achievement and further promise in the Criminal Investigation Department, was one of those wise persons who cherish a hobby ...". A mystery with a Yorkshire setting from Joseph Smith Fletcher, journalist and crime-writer of the Golden Age.
Crown 8vo. (312),[viii]pp. Original green cloth, blocked and lettered in black; edges a little spotted, but a fine, bright and firm copy. Barzun & Taylor 1280. Hubin p.145.

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London : Hodder & Stoughton, [1924]. First edition. Fifteen mystery stories from Joseph Smith Fletcher, journalist and crime-writer of the Golden Age - "once an indisputably Big Name in what was loosely called the detective story" (Haycraft).
Crown 8vo (20cm). 320pp. Original red cloth, blocked and lettered in black; a few faint marks; edges rather spotted; endpapers a little tanned, but otherwise a very good copy. Contemporary ownership inscription of C. E. Claydon of New Zealand. Hubin p.145.

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London : George G. Harrap & Co., (1933). First edition.
Crown 8vo. [ii],(252),[ii]pp. Original black cloth, with blocked yellow panels on upper cover and spine; top edge yellow; lightly rubbed and slightly bruised; patches of faint discolouration to upper and lower covers; front free endpaper excised; some spotting of edges and prelims; but still a good copy. Hubin p.145.

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