milne, A. A.. THE RED HOUSE MYSTERY. Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, 1922.

Price: US$96.20 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: pp.vii 212 plus 8 page publishers list at the back.Green cloth with gilt title and leaf pattern on spine. Cloth faded and spine darkened to brown. 3cm piece missing from top right hand side of spine. Some mild spotting throughout and binding a bit shaky but complete. A fair reading copy of this scarce first edition.

Seller: C & J Read - Books, Great Yarmouth, United Kingdom

Milne (A.A.). The Red House Mystery. Methuen, London, 1922.

Price: US$192.40 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition. 8vo. Publisher's advertisements at rear. Original green cloth lettered and decorated in gilt to spine. Rare detective fiction first edition by 'Christopher Robin' creator A.A. Milne, one of three such crime titles he wrote (others being The Fourth Wall (1928) and the play The Perfect Alibi (1928)). A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone. "And an excellent story it is! Anthony Gillingham light-heartedly unravels the mystery, standing at the head of a long, and soon extending queue of humorous sleuths who gave a new and refreshing slant to the business of fictional crime. 'What fun! Here's a body!' sums up the style; yet this fantasy, with its brilliant dialogue, finely-drawn scenes from the night-life of the 'twenties and credible characters, hold the reader until the final page is turned." (Quayle, The Collector's Book of Detective Fiction, pp.107-108). Some light foxing; covers a little rubbed and marked with some minor wear and bumping to extremities.

Seller: Lycanthia Rare Books, Newark, NOTTS, United Kingdom