1926 The Bat Mary Roberts Rinehart Avery Hopwood First UK Edition

Description: Click here to see our other books! The Bat Mary Roberts Rinehart; Avery Hopwood 1926 Cassell : London 8" by 5.5" vi [1], 2-312 [1]pp SUMMARY The first UK edition of the novelisation of an entertaining Broadway mystery play, about a hunt for hidden money, and a mask criminal known as 'The Bat'. First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 15.99 EU Postage: £ 13.99 European Postage: £ 14.99 Asia Postage: £ 18.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99 DESCRIPTION The first UK edition of this work.Originating as a 1908 mystery novel by Mary Roberts Rinehart, titled 'The Circular Staircase', the work was adapted for Broadway with the aid of Avery Hopwood, and was first performed in 1920, retitled 'The Bat'. It was a critical and commercial success, and ran for 867 performances in New York and 327 performances in London.This work is the first UK edition of the novelisation of the play, a mystery with comedic elements, in which a wealthy group spend a stormy night at a rented summer home, searching for stolen money they believe is hidden in the house, while they are stalked by a masked criminal.With the former owner's inscription of E. Brown to the front free endpaper. CONDITION In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with fading to spine. Light handling marks to rear board. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting to first few leaves, with pages otherwise generally clean and bright, with the odd handling mark. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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