The Great Bank Robbery. From the diary of Inspector Byrnes. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION.

HAWTHORNE, Julian.

Published by Cassell & Company. [1888], 1888

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Marbled e.ps. Attractively bound by Kerr & Richardson, Glasgow in contemp. dark green morocco, panelled in gilt, raised bands, spine lettered in gilt with floral devices in compartments, turn-ins gilt; extremities v. sl. rubbed. Ink gift inscription: 'To Lieutenant Carmichael with Wi. Patterson's kindest regards. India Street, July 1898'. A lovely copy. Glover & Greene 237, who specify it is American sheets with English preliminaries. First published in America in 1887. Chapter headings include: 'The Rogues Gallery', 'A Beautiful Woman', 'The Diamond Dealer', 'A Man with Eyes', 'Evidence', 'An Amateur Suggester', 'A Mysterious Purchase', and more. Julian Hawthorne, 1846-1934, was the son of Nathaniel Hawthorne and a writer and journalist in his own right. His detective novels feature the character Inspector Barnes, who was based on Hawthorne's friend Thomas F. Byrnes, an Irish-born American police officer who served as head of the New York City Police Department from 1880-1895.

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Title: The Great Bank Robbery. From the diary of Inspector Byrnes. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION.
Publisher: Cassell & Company. [1888]
Publication Date: 1888
Binding: Hardcover

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ABA, ILAB & PBFA member. Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers have been selling 18th & 19th Century English books, especially first editions of English Literature and Social History since 1969 and are world leading specialists in Dickens. Our premises are opposite the British Museum in Bloomsbury, London. We publish between 4 and 6 major catalogues per annum. As traditional and professional booksellers, we prefer to develop a personal relationship with collectors - and customers via the internet.

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