IN THE FOG

New York: R.H. Russell, 1901. First edition, first printing. 1901 in Roman numerals to the title page. Eight beautifully evocative pen-and-ink plate illustrations by Thomas Mitchell Peirce, and eight striking, black background plate illustrations employing gray, flesh-tones, and orange colors by Frederic Dorr Steele. A series of linked short stories: included in Queen's Quorum as one of the 106 most important detective crime short story books published. Mysteries solved by members of The Grill Club on Bow Street. "A memorable book"--Ellery Queen. A lovely book production with well-preserved bright gilt. Very lightly rubbed to the upper and lower spine edges, lower shelf-edges, and corner tips, some quite faint, minor soils to the covers, else tight, square and very nearly fine in UN-faded deep-blue linen with amber and brown plate illustration, that shows a tiny surface nick, by Frederic Dorr Steele depicting a hansom cab and Big Ben on a foggy street with brown titles surrounded by a thick bright gilt frame-border to the front cover, gilt titles and a gilt street lamp post to the spine; no dust jacket.…