1891 Eleven Possible Cases Frank Stockton Franklin Fyles Joaquin Miller First...

Description: Click here to see our other books! Eleven Possible Cases Various 1891 Cassell & Company, Limited : London 7.5" by 5" [6], 271, [18pp.] SUMMARY A very scarce anthology of eleven short stories by a variety of authors, including Frank R. Stockton, Joaquin Miller, and others. First Edition,Very Scarce Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition, published in the UK the same year as the US edition. Bound in quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. Very scarce. This anthology is comprised of eleven short stories from eleven different authors, focusing chiefly on detective and crime fiction. Also included in the work are two science-fiction stories, with 'The End of All' by Andrew C. Wheeler, writing as Nym Crinkle, and 'A Tragedy of High Explosives' by Brainard Gardener Smith. Comprised of stories by Frank R. Stockton, Franklin Fyles, Joaquin Miller, Maurice Thompson, Ingersoll Lockwood, Edgar Fawcett, Brainard Gardner Smith, Kirke Munroe, Nym Crinkle, Anna Katherine Smith and 'Q'. The US edition substituted the story by 'Q' for a different work by Henry Harland. CONDITION Bound in quarter cloth with paper-covered boards. Externally, excellent, with light bumping and rubbing to the extremities. The odd spot to endpapers and fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean, with the occasional spot. Ink inscription of Evelyn J. A. Harris to the front blank. Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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