E. Phillips Oppenheim — The Master Mummer

New York, A. L. Burt, 1911 . Cloth. An exceptionally bright edition of E. Phillips Oppenheimer's thrilling novel, in a very scarce dust wrapper. In the publisher's original dust wrapper, clipped to all four corners, as issued.Illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates. Collated, complete.A thrilling mystery novel, in which a writer named Arnold sees a man shot by a people watcher in a train station, and a young woman disappear.The work of prolific English novelist E. Phillips Oppenheim, who authored over one-hundred novels between 1887 and 1943. In 1927, he was featured on the cover of Time magazine.With the contemporary inscription of Louise M Wagner, May 25th, 1911, to the front free endpaper.With seven pages of advertisements to the rear.Undated; dated 1911 via the advertisements to the colophon, and the publisher's address. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding, with dust wrapper clipped to all four corners. Light fading to spine, with bumping to back strip head and tail. Light fading to tail of front board, and front joint. Minor fading to rear board. Inscription to front free endpaper. Dust wrapper exceptionally bright. Small handling mark to fore edge of front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned, otherwise clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Fine.