Lynch Lawrence Pseud (10 results)

Half title, ads on prelims, 28pp ads; some gatherings loose. Orig. cream pictorial printed wrappers, ads on inner & back wrappers; rather worn, old tape repair to spine. Quite a poor copy. See Glover & Greene 317 for a 1882 American edition. Dating from Cambridge. First published in Chicago in 1879. This edition Cambridge & Newcastle only on Copac. Cover art depicts a woman in a gown being startled by a group of men. Three private detectives are each hired to solve three separate mysteries but all plots converge in Chicago. Emma Murdoch van Deventer, 1853-1914, was an American author from Oswego in upstate New York. …

Half title, title appears to be a cancel, 12pp cata.; old glue repairs to inner front hinge, title coming away from stub. Orig. green pictorial cloth, lettered in gilt & black, blocked in red, cream, black, & white, spine dec.; spine sl. darkened, boards somewhat worn & image dulled. See Glover & Greene 313. Cover depicts a woman in a long dress looking out a window with a man behind her peering through the bannisters of stairs. In two parts, the novel begins with a man jolting awake to discover a masked intruder in his bedroom. Chapter headings include: 'Master and Scribe', 'After the Tragedy', 'A Strange Client', 'A Spy', 'An Infernal Machine', 'The Detective Camera', 'A New Ally', 'Counterplotting', and many more. Emma Murdoch van Deventer, 1853-1914, was an American author from Oswego in upstate New York. Her first novel was published in 1879 under the name of her first husband Lawrence L. Lynch, possibly a theatrical agent whom she had married on Valentine's Day in 1877. She continued to use Lynch as a pen-name for the rest of her life despite the marriage ending around 1886 - it is unknown whether Lawrence died or the two were divorced. In 1887, she married the prominent physician Dr Abraham Van Deventer, and she went on to publish 17 more novels before her death. A reviewer from the Topeka State Journal branded her 'the American Conan Doyle' in March 1906, for her 'highly fascinating, thrilling and mysterious' stories. …

The First Edition in sound but worn publishers cloth 8vo.319pps+8 page publishers catalogue a scarce murder mystery by the Chicago socialite Mrs Emma Van Deventer [written under the male pseodonym to escape the predjudice against women authors]involving the disapearance of a schoolmaster Mr Brierly. Considered significant enough to be illustrated in Eric Quayle's "The Collectors book of Detective Fiction" not for the fastidious collector but an affordable copy of a scarce title. …

1p. ad., half title, 22pp cata. Orig. pictorial green cloth, lettered in gilt, blocked in black & white, spine dec.; extremities sl. rubbed, rear board a little creased but still a nice bright copy. See Glover & Greene 316, published in America in the same year, this is a first British edition in a variant green cloth. The cover depicts a woman in a long dress holding a candle and looking through a dark doorway and the spine shows a man peering behind a curtain. A young man visiting family in the country is suddenly called away by his former guardian who claims to be in serious trouble. Emma Murdoch van Deventer, 1853-1914, was an American author from Oswego in upstate New York. Her first novel was published in 1879 under the name of her first husband Lawrence L. Lynch, possibly a theatrical agent whom she had married on Valentine's Day in 1877. She continued to use Lynch as a pen-name for the rest of her life despite the marriage ending around 1886 - it is unknown whether Lawrence died or the two were divorced. In 1887, she married the prominent physician Dr Abraham Van Deventer, and she went on to publish 17 more novels before her death. A reviewer from the Topeka State Journal branded her 'the American Conan Doyle' in March 1906, for her 'highly fascinating, thrilling and mysterious' stories.…

Title with ad. on verso, text in two columns, ads. on inner & rear wrappers. Orig. drab printed paper wrappers, blocked in black, lettered in red; sl. rubbed & worn, corners & edges a bit chipped, spine chipped affecting some text. Charming pencil drawings of the detectives on final leaf verso. A good-plus copy. See Glover & Greene 317 for a 1882 American edition. First published in 1879 by Donnelly, Gassette & Lloyd of Chicago. No copies of this edition recorded on Copac. Three private detectives are each hired to solve three separate mysteries but all plots converge in Chicago. Emma Murdoch van Deventer, 1853-1914, was an American author from Oswego in upstate New York.…

FIRST EDITION. Orig. olive green cloth, blocked & lettered in red & black, spine lettered in gilt. Contemp. child's pencil signature on leading f.e.p. verso, dated Xmas 1891. Glover & Greene 318. Not in Wolff. Cover art depicts a boy showing a seated man a picture. Beginning with two men being released from prison and going their separate ways in their own carriages; the reader discovers that one is an undercover detective, and the other is out to make up for the years he lost while incarcerated. Emma Murdoch van Deventer, 1853-1914, was an American author from Oswego in upstate New York. Her first novel was published in 1879 under the name of her first husband Lawrence L. Lynch, possibly a theatrical agent whom she had married on Valentine's Day in 1877. She continued to use Lynch as a pen-name for the rest of her life despite the marriage ending around 1886 - it is unknown whether Lawrence died or the two were divorced. In 1887, she married the prominent physician Dr Abraham Van Deventer, and she went on to publish 17 more novels before her death. A reviewer from the Topeka State Journal branded her 'the American Conan Doyle' in March 1906, for her 'highly fascinating, thrilling and mysterious' stories.…

Title with ad. on verso, text in two columns, ads. on inner & rear wrappers. Orig. drab printed paper wrappers, blocked in black, blue, red, & white, lettered in red; extremities sl. worn, new cream paper spine strip, but still a nice copy. Ink signature of J. Farm on title. See Glover & Greene 317 for a 1882 American edition. First published in 1879 by Donnelly, Gassette & Lloyd of Chicago. Copac records copies of this edition at BL and Cambridge only. Three private detectives are each hired to solve three separate mysteries but all plots converge in Chicago. Emma Murdoch van Deventer, 1853-1914, was an American author from Oswego in upstate New York.…

Half title, text in two columns, ads on inner wrappers; paper browned. Orig. drab printed paper wrappers, blocked in blue, black, white, & red, lettered in black & white; a bit dulled & spotted, extremities sl. worn, spine sl. chipped at head & tail, but overall a nice copy. See Glover & Greene 315 for the 1884 first American edition, titled The New Detective Story. The Diamond Coterie. This edition not in BL. Copac records one copy at Cambridge only. An heiress living with her aunt in a small town has her famed collection of diamonds stolen, with a host of unsavoury characters surrounding her, private detective Neil J. Bathurst has his work cut out for him. Emma Murdoch van Deventer, 1853-1914, was an American author from Oswego in upstate New York. A reviewer from the Topeka State Journal branded her 'the American Conan Doyle' in March 1906, for her 'highly fascinating, thrilling and mysterious' stories.…

Half title with ad on verso, ads on prelims, 21pp ads; leaves sl. toned. Orig. cream pictorial printed wrappers, lettered in red & black, blocked in green, black, & red; spine quite chipped with old repairs & orig. staples visible, wrappers sl. dulled, but overall quite a nice copy. Contemp. ink signature of F. Farm (?) on half title. Not in Glover & Greene. Hubin p.264. BL & Cambridge only on Copac. First published in America in 1885. Cover art depicts a man in a suit confronting a man with a shovel while others watch on. A seasoned detective accepts what he believes will be a straightforward case in a farming community 'in one of the interior states' but quickly realises it will be more difficult than he first thought. Emma Murdoch van Deventer, 1853-1914, was an American author from Oswego in upstate New York. A reviewer from the Topeka State Journal branded her 'the American Conan Doyle' in March 1906, for her 'highly fascinating, thrilling and mysterious' stories.…

London, Ward, Lock & Co., n.d. (1896?), 1st English ed., VII,(1),319,(1),8 cat.) pag., original brown pictorial cloth (covers edgeworn). = Hubin, pag. 264; First English edition, first published in America in 1896. Nice illustrated cover with a woman pointing a gun at a man's back. Jarndyce cat. 270, Detective fiction (used as frontcover illustration): "American author from Oswego in upstate NMew York, Lynch's first novel was published in 1879 under the name of her first husband Lawrence L. Lynch (.). she went on to publish 17 more novels before her death. A reviewer form the Topeka State Journal branded her 'the American Conan Doyle' in March 1906, for her 'highly facsinating, thrilling and mysterious' stories." Owner's name on first free endpaper. …