The Circular Staircase

Rinehart, Mary Roberts

Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1908

About this Item

First edition. Lacks jacket. Corners rubbed, spine leans forward slightly, endpapers foxed and edges a bit soiled with 1/2 inch spot on fore edge, ink name on front endpaper. 1908 Hard Cover. 301 pp. Includes frontispiece and illustrations by Lester Ralph, as well as a floor plan of the setting. Author's first novel, and her most significant work, which introduced the 'had I but known' narrative style. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone. "The Circular Staircase is a mystery novel by American writer Mary Roberts Rinehart. The story follows dowager Rachel Innes as she thwarts a series of strange crimes at a summer house she has rented with her niece and nephew. The novel was Rinehart's first bestseller and established her as one of the era's most popular writers.

Seller Inventory # 2329891

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Circular Staircase
• Publisher: The Bobbs-Merrill Company
• Publication Date: 1908
• Language: English
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket