Richard Henry Savage — Checked Through, Missing, Trunk No. 17580

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1896. Hardback. A yellowback edition of this exciting mystery novel set in New York, written by the prolific author Richard Henry Savage. A yellowback edition of this work.Yellowbacks were cheap editions of novels published in the latter half of the nineteenth century. They were originally developed to compete with penny dreadfuls, marketed with their brightly coloured covers and popular and entertaining novels, often including sensational fiction. Routledge were one of the first publishers to being marketing yellowbacks with their 'Railway Library', this novel being included in this railway series.An exciting mystery novel by Richard Henry Savage, set in the midst of life in New York City. Savage was an American author who wrote more than forty adventure and mystery novels during his career.Adverts to the paste downs and endpapers, four pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's paper covered boards. Externally, sound. Some rubbing to the boards and spine, with some loss of paper. Bumping to the spine and extremities. Webbing to the joints is exposed, with a crack to the head and tail of the front joint. Light discolouration and marks to the boards and spine. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are age-toned and generally clean with some spots. Good . Ill.: None. Good .