Iles Francis Pseud Anthony Berkeley Cox (2 results)

Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1931. First Edition stated. Octavo (19cm); publisher's cloth binding; 290pp. Cover has minor shelfwear; crown and foot of spine rubbed; corners lightly bumped. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding sound. Overall, in Very Good condition. Published as part of Harper's "Sealed Mystery" series, in which books were published with the last few chapters sealed with a thin paper sheet stating "If you can resist the desire to know the outcome of this story, return the book to your bookstore with the seal unbroken and your money will be refunded." Alas, the reader of this volume could not resist and seal has been broken but the blue tissue paper remains intact.…

Hard Cover. Condition: VG. No Jacket. First Edition. Undtaed, but 1939. 12mo. original pale blue cloth (rubbed & bumped, spine sunned, some spotting & marking, inscrip. to FFE; lacks dustwrapper); pp. 320. A very good copy of this uncommon psychological romance. The final novel by Anthony Berkeley writing under his Francis Iles pseudonym. Better known for his crime fiction, sales and critical reception for this novel were poor, after which he ceased writing fiction.…