E. Phillips Oppenheim — The Great Impersonation

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1920. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first UK edition of E. Phillips Oppenheim's extremely popular mystery novel. The scarce first UK edition of this work in the publisher's original orange cloth binding. E. Phillips Oppenheim (1866-1946) was a prolific writer of best-selling fiction. This work was one of his most popular novels; in fact, it was considered his best work when Oppenheim was mid-career. It is a tale encompassing romance, political intrigue, and a haunting past. In the publisher's original orange cloth binding. Externally bright and smart, with faint marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright but spotted to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page, more so to the first and last couple of pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .