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    Thomas Henshaw. The Riddle of the Night. London: Simpkin. 1916. First English edition.... (Total: 4 Items)

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    Books:Mystery & Detective Fiction, Thomas Henshaw. The Riddle of the Night. London: Simpkin. 1916. First English edition.... (Total: 4 Items)
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    Thomas Henshaw. The Riddle of the Night. London: Simpkin. 1916. First English edition. [Together with:] Mary E. and Thomas Henshaw. The Riddle of the Frozen Flame. New York: Doubleday. 1920. [And:] Mary E. and Thomas Henshaw. The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel. New York: Doubleday. 1922. First edition. [And:] Mary E. and Thomas Henshaw. The Riddle of the Amber Ship. New York. 1924. First edition.

    The Riddle of the Night. Octavo. 288 pages. Front board and spine have gold lettering. Does not come with original publisher's jacket. Bumped corners. Smudges throughout board. Thumbsoiling on most of the pages and end papers. Good.

    The Riddle of the Frozen Flame. Octavo. 284 pages. Illustrated. Front board and spine have orange lettering. Comes with original publisher's jacket (price-clipped). Slightly bumped corners. Soiling on paste down end paper. Sharp edges. Jacket has several small tears and spots of soiling. Very Good.

    The Riddle of the Spinning Wheel. Octavo. 305 pages. Illustrated. Front board and spine have dark blue lettering. Comes with original publisher's jacket (price-clipped). Slightly bumped corners. Sharp corners and edges. Jacket has several small tears and creasing spots. Very Good.

    The Riddle of the Amber Ship. Octavo. 319 pages. Front board and spine have dark lettering. Comes with original publisher's jacket. Firm corners. Sharp corners and edges. Has sticker from a W.B. Corcoran on the paste down end paper. Jacket has some small tears on the spine, along with edgewear. Very Good.

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