Published by A.B. Courtney, Boston, 1894
Seller: Discovery Bay Old Books ABAA, ILAB, Brentwood, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Multum in Paruo Library. Book of Detective Stories in original printed wrapper. Publisher: A.B. Courtney, Boston, November, 1894. Vol 1. No. 11. 16 pages. 3 x 4 inches. Side stitched. In fine condition. Precedes The Long Arm and Other Detective Tales (1895), which Ellery Queen called "an important bookthe first legitimate detective story anthology ever published." Five very short stories, which would likely now be classified as flash fiction. Advertised as the smallest magazine in the world. Inventory #25-042. Price: $200.