TRUE 1ST/ 1ST Lyndsay Faye / Dust and Shadow FINE/ FINE EXCEEDINGLY RARE

Description: First edition/ first printing of Lyndsay Faye's The Whole Art of Detection. Fine / Fine in unclipped dust jacket (Simon & Schuster, 2009). Stated first with full number line on copyright page as required. Unread. Not an ex-library nor a remainder. Clean, black quarter cloth over brown paper boards, gold gilt to spine. Text block tight, creamy, unblemished, corners sharp. No internal marking, 325 pp. The jacket is bright and glossy; the illustration pops. No tears, chips or fading. Unclipped jacket shows $25.00. Now protected in mylar (see photos). A scarce presentation copy of Faye's first book, which is uncommonly rare in a first state. Although many offer "new" and "hardback" copies for sale, they lack the necessary points. The story, as told by Dr. John H. Watson, pits Sherlock Holmes against Jack the Ripper. When Holmes is injured in Whitechapel during an attempt to catch the wily killer, he suddenly becomes a suspect in his own investigation. The nascent tabloid press goes after the legendary detective in a Fleet Street frenzy, forcing Holmes to clear his name. One of the best "new" genre of Sherlockian novels that tackles modern questions while immersing readers in history. Faye is the bestselling author of several historical novels, including the enormously popular Timothy Wilde series. She got her start selling Sherlock Holmes short stories to the Strand Magazine and later compiled them in a fantastic collection called The Whole Art of Detection. Faye's books are highly sought after by collectors and copies are increasingly hard to find.

Price: 60 USD

Location: San Tan Valley, Arizona

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