H. C. Mr. Fortune Wonders.

by BAILEY

£550 · Offered by Henry Sotheran Ltd

BAILEY, H. C. Mr. Fortune Wonders. London: Ward, Lock Co Ltd. 1933. 8vo. Original red boards with black lettering to spine and publisher’s emblem to front board, in illustrated dust jacket with black titles (priced 2/6 net); pp. 316, [4 (publisher’s ads)]; a few white spots to spine, browning to dust-jacket spine, slight offsetting from front and rear pastedowns; light spotting to fore-edge and first and final leaves, but overall very good; ownership label “George Nobbe, Westport, Connecticut” to front pastedown, “The Holliday Bookshop” label to rear. First UK edition, the eleventh volume in the Reggie Fortune series. H. C. Bailey, a drama critic and war correspondent during the First World War, was one of the most widely read writers of the “Golden Age” of detective fiction. His stories often explore dark themes, including multiple homicides, disappearances, and police corruption. Mr. Fortune Wonders contains eight stories featuring the celebrated detective Reggie Fortune, a surgeon who becomes a consultant for Scotland Yard. SKU: 2121836

• Binding: Hardcover

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