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HardPress Publishing, 2012-01-10. Paperback. Good.

Mill Press, 2008-05-19. Paperback. Used:Good.

Paperback / softback. New.

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1874. From the Bart Auerbach Collection. Light wear at extremities, a front flyleaf removed.. Tall 8vo. 278 pages, printed in double-columns. Original green cloth, blocked in blind, gilt-lettered. First edition of the first work of detective fiction directly concerned with the world of antiquarian books, booksellers, and book auctions. Gowans' Second-Hand Book Catacombs in New York City figures prominently in the setting. The story of a missing library moves from New York to Hartford and includes characterizations of booksellers and collectors. Wright 1873. (BA).

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1874. First Edition. First edition. 278 pp. with most pages printed in bicolumnar format. Bound in publisher's brown pebbled cloth, lettered in gilt, brown coated endpapers. About Very Good with wear and a little staining to cloth, spine sunned, small stain to top edge intruding into inner margins of text, small tear to ffep, a few reading stains. An unsophisticated copy of the very first American bibliomystery, which begins at a rare book auction and deals with contemporary bookstores, booksellers, and collectors.

1874. PERKINS, Frederic B. Scrope; or, the Lost Library. A Novel of New York and Hartford. Orig. brick red cloth. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1874. Wright II: 1873. First edition. Considered the first American bibliomystery. Deals with the world of antiquarian books, bookselling, and book auctions. Many scenes are set in Gowan's Second-Hand Book Catcombe in New York City. Gowans was frequented by Edgar Allan Poe, Fitz-Greene Halleck, and Herman Melville. It is considered the first American specialist bookshop and issued at least one catalogue a year. Frederic Perkins began working at the Boston Public Library in 1874, and later worked with Melvil Dewey. Minor rubbing to spine ends and corners, else a near fine copy.

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1874., 1874. First edition. First edition. Original green cloth, brown endpapers, titles stamped in gold gilt on the front cover and spine. Fine, bright, clean copy without the dust jacket, as issued. One of the earliest American detective novels published which deals with the world of antiquarian books, bookselling and book auctions. Gowan's Second-Hand Catacomb in New York City figures prominently in the story. A rare book and a very nice copy. Housed in a cloth slip case with titles stamped in gold gilt on a leather label affixed to the spine.

Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1874., 1874. First edition. First edition. Original green cloth, brown endpapers, titles stamped in gold gilt on the front cover and spine. Fine, bright, clean copy without the dust jacket, as issued. One of the earliest American detective novels published which deals with the world of antiquarian books, bookselling and book auctions. Gowan's Second-Hand Catacomb in New York City figures prominently in the story. A rare book and the nicest copy we have ever handled. Housed in a cloth slipcase