Mrs. Raffles Being the Adventures of An Amateur Crackswoman

Bangs, John Kendrick: Editor; Bunny: Narrator

Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1905

About this Item

First edition hardcover in light grey cloth covered boards sporting an illustration of a woman with a mask and police-style cap with visor holds two guns up to an elderly moustached gent who stands with his hands up. Solid reading copy with moderate surface soil, bumped corners and spine ends and two 'dings' on foot of frt board, gilt spine title on soiled backtstrip. Hinges are fine, page block tight, no names or tears within, pages are clean and tissue guard is present on b/w illustrated frontis and 15 other full page illustrations within (all present). One of two story collections written by Bangs as follow-ups to E.W. Hornung's popular series featuring anti-hero Arthur J. Raffles, a safe cracker. Hornung was the brother-in-law of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and his Raffles series was second only to Sherlock Holmes in popularity during his lifetime. Seller Inventory # 47252

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mrs. Raffles Being the Adventures of An ...

Publisher: Harper & Brothers Publishers

Publication Date: 1905

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition.