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The Black Shrouds
by LITTLE, Constance & Gwenyth
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good-
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Australian sisters Constance and Gwenyth Little had a lengthy run as mystery writers, writing most novels in their adopted home of Newton, NJ. Other than their debut novel (1938), the sisters used the word "Black" in all titles. (Their English publisher employed the pen-name portmanteau "Conyth.") Unlike many mystery novels of Golden Age Detection, their sleuths, whether a ballerina, a nurse, an heiresses, et al., are always female; the male protagonists serve as mere foils. Moreover, wacky, screwball plot flourishes prevail: "homicide and humor," as the publisher promises.HUBIN, p. 258.
A presentable copy, with dust jacket now housed in a clear, removable archival sleeve.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8111
- Title
- The Black Shrouds
- Author
- LITTLE, Constance & Gwenyth
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with dust jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Crime Club by Doubleday, Doran & Company
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1941
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