Edgar Wallace — The Joker

London, Hodder and Stoughton Limited , c1933. Cloth. A contemporary printing of this 'Elk of Scotland Yard' crime novel from Edgar Wallace, with the publisher's very scarce dust wrapper variant. An undated edition of this work, circa dated from gift inscription to front paste down. First published in 1926.Publisher's unclipped dust wrapper, priced to the spine. With this very scarce dust wrapper variant, featuring a close-up on the woman's face who is seen being attacked by a man with an axe in the more common variant. A classic mystery novel by prolific crime and adventure author, Edgar Wallace, and associated with his 'Elk of Scotland Yard' series. Revolving around a masterful and elusive criminal mastermind known only as the Joker, and a brilliant detective tasked with unravelling his schemes. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper, priced to the spine. Externally, very smart, with mild fading and bumping to the spine. Faint scattered dark spots to the boards. Dust wrapper spine chipped to the head and tail, with handling marks to the extremities. Minor losses to the heads and tails of the folds. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with offsetting to the endpapers and the odd spot. Contemporary gift inscription to the front paste down. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.