THE PERFUME OF THE LADY IN BLACK
Leroux, Gaston
From Borg Antiquarian, Lake Forest, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 3 December 2018
From Borg Antiquarian, Lake Forest, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 3 December 2018
About this Item
8vo, publisher's gold pictorial cloth decorated in black & red with blind-stamped elegant lady in black mourning lace & blind-stamped man hovering over her, illustrated with 12 glossy B&W plates, 377 pages + [5] Ads. Solid, clean copy with moderate wear to the covers, edges, & corners. Cover art flaked. A light crease to title page & a few pages thereafter. Light uniform age-toning with minute foxing to t.p. Lacks dust jacket. No previous owner's marks. First French edition was Le Parfum de la Dame en Noir in 1907. The mystery features police reporter and amateur detective Joseph Rouletabille. The Perfume of the Lady in Black was a sequel to The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1908) mystery which used locked-room treatment. The Perfume was adapted for a 1931 French film directed by Marcel L'Herbier, and a 1974 horror film directed by Francesco Barilli. Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone. Seller Inventory # 10232
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE PERFUME OF THE LADY IN BLACK
Publisher: Brentano's, New York
Publication Date: 1909
Binding: Pictorial cloth
Illustrator: B&W glossy plates
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: First American Edition.
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