Le Crime de Minuit (The Midnight Crime)
Paris: Librairie Des Champs-Elysees, 1930. Hardcover. Near Fine / Fair. Item #016951
12mo., 249(3). Sharp First French Edition, translated from the English by Miriam Dou. #73 in the Le Masque Collection de Romans d'Adventures Creee et Dirigee par Albert Pigasse (The Mask Collection of Adventure Novels Created and Directed by Albert Pigasse). Originally published in the US and UK as "The Yellow Claw". Bound in yellow cloth with lettering and decoration in brown on front board and spine. Square and tight with just a touch of edge-wear. Board edges and interior pages toning. Spotting on end-papers. Attractive unclipped, though unpriced dust-jacket, (6?,50 on the spine panel), has a 3" x 2" chip from the rear panel and some nicks to the spine ends. Spine toned. Some small tape repairs on the verso. Still bright and the front cover presents quite well. A very scarce jacket in any condition. A solid collectable copy.
Price: $125.00