Felo de Se?

R. Austin Freeman

Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1937

About this Item

The first edition of this Dr. Thorndyke detective novel, concerning the investigation of a suspicious alleged suicide. The first edition of this detective story from British author R. Austin Freeman, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.Featuring 'medical jurispractitioner' Dr. John Evelyn Thorndyke, a medical doctor turned detective who features in 21 novels and 40 short stories from Freeman, solving murders with his forensic methods.Many of the Dr. Thorndyke stories involve genuine, but sometimes arcane, points of scientific knowledge, from areas such as tropical medicine, metallurgy and toxicology. Freeman ensured that his methods were practical by conducting all experiments mentioned in the stories himself.With five pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear.Published in the US under the title 'Death at the Inn'. In the publisher's original cloth binding with price unclipped dust wrapper. Fading to spine. Tape repair to reverse of head of dust wrapper back strip. Edge wear to back strip head and tail. Marks to rear wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to first few pages, pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good.

Seller Inventory # 788F6

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Felo de Se?
• Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton, London
• Publication Date: 1937
• Binding: Cloth
• Illustrator: None
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book