The Circular Staircase

Rinehart, Mary Roberts

Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1908

First impression with September statement of this Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone and first book from Rinehart. Originally published in 1907 as a serial in All-Story, the work quickly established Mary Roberts Rinehart's popularity as a mystery writer when it became a bestseller shortly after publication in book form the following year. The thriller was later adapted for the stage as The Bat, becoming a major Broadway hit. Hailed the American Agatha Christie, Rinehart would go on to write many other important works that would further the mystery novel, including The Man in Lower Ten, The Red Lamp, The Door, and others. An influential work which established in the genre a certain type of foreshadowing seldom found in plots prior to its publication. Copies in the original jacket are quite scarce. 8vo, 362pp. Publisher's green cloth stamped with red lettering and black staircase and window illustration on upper board and spine. Illustrated dust jacket. Signed card from Rinehart laid in. Nearly fine, spine slightly cocked and with rubbing to spine ends and corners. Bookplate to front pastedown else clean internally. Original, untouched jacket is very good with chipping to upper corner of rear panel and along upper edge of front panel including head of spine. Some rubbing at folds. Seller Inventory # 5064

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Circular Staircase
Publisher: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis
Publication Date: 1908
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: First edition.