Publication: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1907, New York
First edition, introducing Professor S. F. X. Van Dusen. Black cloth with red lettering. This is the binding variant with the illustration of Van Dusen. No priority has been established but it is most common for elaborate bindings to precede plain ones. Queen’s Quorum title # 38 and a Haycraft/Queen cornerstone mystery title. Minor rubbing to the spine ends and corners and a small rub to the rear cover else a near fine, tight copy.
Inventory Number: 50686