Anthony Rud — The Rose Bath Riddle

New York, The Macaulay Company, 1934 . First edition. Cloth. A bright, first edition of this dramatic murder mystery novel in which "Jigger" or J. C. K. Masters must uncover the truth behind the death of a chemical magician. The first edition. With the publisher's original price-clipped dust wrapper.Uncommon work. Written by American author and editor, Anthony Rud, known for his editorship of Pulp Magazine and for his science-fiction contributions to Weird Tales. 'The Rose Bath Riddle' is a perplexing detective novel surrounding the murder of a "chemical magician" who somehow managed to freeze to death in a scalding hot bath. Detective J. C. K. Masters, or "Jigger" must get to the bottom of this seemingly impossible crime. Bound in the publisher's cloth with the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart, ith light rubbing to the extremities and a few marks to cloth. A little discolouration to the spine head. Dust wrapper is smart, with light edge wear and a few chips, causing a small amount of loss to the backstrip head. Tape repair to the backstrip head verso. Light rubbing to joints and slight sunning to the backstrip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with just the odd mark. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.