Publication: B W Dodge & Company, 1908, New York
Reprint edition. Originally published in 1904. Wear to the spine ends, spine panel a bit darkened, covers are well used, else a good and tight handsome pictorial copy. A 14th century illuminated manuscript contains a hidden later secret message concerning Lucrezia Borgia's poison and the location of a casket containing the Borgia's jewels including the historic poison ring that had dealt death so often. An unscrupulous hunchback Italian bookseller meets his death due to the venomous pages of the book. A fascinating bibliomystery.
Inventory Number: 52270