Silas K. Hocking — Adventures of Latimer Field, Curate

London, Frederick Warne and Co, 1903 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this mystery novel about young curate Latimer Field, illustrated throughout. The publisher's own copy of this work, with 'Sample Room Copy' stamp to the head of the front free endpaper.The first edition of this work of fiction by Silas Kitto Hocking. A gripping mystery and detective novel following a curate, Latimer Field, as he stumbles into an intrigue.Illustrated with a frontispiece, and vignettes throughout. This first edition is accompanied also by the pictorial cloth binding of the Askew & Son reissue of this work.With two pages of advertisements to the rear. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, otherwise externally excellent. Publisher's stamps to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages age toned due to paper type, but clean. Also present is the pictorial cloth binding of another edition of this work, bumped to the back strip head and tail, and with light discolouration to board perimeters. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .