Description: Queen's Quorum 74 Anthony Wynne Sinners go Secertly 1927 1st UK VG First UK Edition Hardcover. 1927 Publisher: London Hutchinson & Co. Octavo [viii] Text 13-287 pages. Publisher's original red cloth with black lettering on front cover and spine. Top edge is stained brown. All page edges are trimmed. No dust jacket. Book condition: Very Good Front and rear covers are bright. Spine is foxed running from top to bottom effecting the lettering. Spine top & bottom edges are bumped. Binding is tight. No insciptions. Text is clean. Nice square copy. Crime stories with emphasis on psychological motives. This scarce collection is the only volume of short stories featuring a locked room and a crime expert, Dr. Eustace Hailey, a snuff taking psychologist with lots of opinions, a violent streak displayed in his fondness for fistfights, and a weakness for all beautiful women. The book contains the famous and often anthologized story “The Cyprian Bees” in which a murderer uses his knowledge of anaphylactic shock to commit a devilish murder. Many of these tales are noteworthy for the bizarre murder methods (poisoned cat claws, bee stings, etc). An extremely rare Queen's quorum title in very good condition.
Price: 600 USD
Location: Arlington, Texas
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Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: Anthony Wynne
Publisher: Hutchinson
Topic: Mystery
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Modified Item: No
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1927
