Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1908. Ralph, Lester. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2329891

First edition. Lacks jacket. Corners rubbed, spine leans forward slightly, endpapers foxed and edges a bit soiled with 1/2 inch spot on fore edge, ink name on front endpaper.

301 pp. Includes frontispiece and illustrations by Lester Ralph, as well as a floor plan of the setting. Author's first novel, and her most significant work, which introduced the 'had I but known' narrative style. A Haycraft-Queen cornerstone. "The Circular Staircase is a mystery novel by American writer Mary Roberts Rinehart. The story follows dowager Rachel Innes as she thwarts a series of strange crimes at a summer house she has rented with her niece and nephew. The novel was Rinehart's first bestseller and established her as one of the era's most popular writers."

Price: $125.00