contribute to. The Strand Magazine. Issue 548. 'The Vampire of the Village' (A Father Brown story). ORIGINAL ISSUE IN WRAPPERS

[CHESTERTON, G.K., ALLINGHAM, Margery, and others]

Published by George Newnes Ltd., London, August 1936

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[Literature/ humour / journal] FIRST UK APPEARANCE. Octavo magazine (26 x 19cm). Illustrated throughout in black and white. Magazine format in illustrated paper covers. Original price 1s. Various colour advertising inserts present. Illustrations (some in colour). Attractive colour cover (the only Father Brown story to appear in The Strand and the only occasion that the detective was pictured on the front cover). Clean a fresh with faint cup ring to upper. SCARCE FIRST APPEARANCE of 'The Vampire of The Village'; one of the most elusive Father Brown stories which this was not included in any of the original books- the final volume 'The Scandal of Father Brown' was published one year earlier, so did not contain this story- it has since been included in the Omnibus 'The Father Brown Stories' (Cassell, 1953) and was eventually included in an edition of 'Scandal' in 1978. This issue also contains a Mr. Campion mystery 'The White Elephant' by Margery Allingham. Cooper & Pike; Detective Fiction p79-82. BMC No.273, p34. BMC No.261, p62-73 'Collecting The Strand'.

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Title: contribute to. The Strand Magazine. Issue 548. 'The Vampire of the Village' (A Father Brown story). ORIGINAL ISSUE IN WRAPPERS
Publisher: George Newnes Ltd., London, August 1936
Binding: Soft cover

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