Lot 551
Pirkis (Catherine Louisa) The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective, first edition, 1894.
Hammer Price: £550
Description
Pirkis (Catherine Louisa) The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective, first edition, frontispiece and numerous illustrations, contemporary ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, original red cloth with visiting card inset to upper cover as issued, slight shelf-lean, spine a little darkened, minor bumping to spine ends and corners, card rubbed, [Queen, The Detective Short Story, 1969, p.86], 8vo, 1894.
⁂ A good, sharp copy of the first detective story by a woman featuring a female detective.
Description
Pirkis (Catherine Louisa) The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective, first edition, frontispiece and numerous illustrations, contemporary ink ownership inscription to front free endpaper, original red cloth with visiting card inset to upper cover as issued, slight shelf-lean, spine a little darkened, minor bumping to spine ends and corners, card rubbed, [Queen, The Detective Short Story, 1969, p.86], 8vo, 1894.
⁂ A good, sharp copy of the first detective story by a woman featuring a female detective.
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