Description: + Supernatural Atmosphere + + Rational Explanations + A MASTER OF MYSTERIES By L.T. Meade & Robert Eustace Publishing Details: Published by Ward, Lock & Co., London, n.d. [1898]. 1st edn in original bevelled edge navy blue finely-ribbed cloth gilt titles to front board and gilt designs to spine. 279pp + 8pp rear undated cat, rough trimmed. Six full page plates inc. tissue-guarded frontispiece by J. Ambrose Walton. Condition: A good or better copy. Corners and spine ends rubbed. Cloth lightly soiled. Hinges cracked with slight play. Endpapers toned & marked with slight chipping at edges. A little fox spotting to a small number of pages. Binding is firm and sturdy, pages generally very clean. Now protected in plastic covering. The photographs are the most accurate guide to condition. Context: A collection of six spooky investigations by mystery solver, John Bell. The mysteries present as supernatural but invariably have a fiendish if implausible rational explanation. Elements of horror, especially in 'The Felwyn Tunnel', which has often been anthologised. John Bell straddles the detective and ghost story genres, part Sherlock Holmes, part Carnacki the Ghost Hunter. The stories similar in premise to the TV shows Scooby Doo and Jonathan Creek - albeit set in late Victorian times. A highly collectable title in decent original unrestored condition with all plates present. Important Terms: Returns are not accepted. Books are accurately described. However, in the unlikely event that a relatively serious error in description has occurred, we will of course be happy to explore a mutually satisfactory resolution. If sent overseas, the book will be sent by Royal Mail'sInternational Tracked & Signedservice.At all stages you will be able to monitor the book's transit progress online, from dispatch to delivery. Other Rare Books: ELEGANT HORRORShas hundreds of similar titles. Please feel free to make speculative enquiries. We do not have the time to list every title but are happy to list specific items that may be of interest. 7.50 POSTAGE WITHIN THE UK (TRACKED) 25.00 ELSEWHERE (TRACKED AIRMAIL). + ELEGANT HORRORS + SUPERIOR CHILLS + + OFT COPIED + RARELY BETTERED +
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Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Cloth
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated
Fiction Subject: Mystery
