John Rhode [Cecil John Charles Street] — The Motor Rally Mystery

London, The Crime Club [W. Collins Sons], 1933. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of a work often praised as among the best within Street's detective series following the methodical Dr. Lancelot Priestley. The extremely scarce first edition of The Motor Rally Mystery, a detective novel written by John Rhode, or Cecil John Charles Street. Published for the Crime Club by W. Collins Sons & Co. in 1933.In the publisher's original red cloth. Contains publisher's original advertisements to the rear.Despite being classed among the 'Humdrum' writers of detective fiction, John Rhode's works have become collectibles and this Lancelot Priestley novels has been praised as one of the best in the series. It is set in an annual motor rally show at Torquay and uses evidence-based crime work reminiscent of Conan Doyle's Holmes. In the publisher's original red cloth. Externally, the odd smudge mark and fading to the spine. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Slight browning to end papers, with faint spots to free end papers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with minor age toning, and the odd spot to first and final leaves. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .