Miss 318 and Mr. 37
New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1912. Very Good / Very Good -. Item #47955
New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1912. First Edition. Octavo (19.5cm); publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket; 128pp.; five leaves of plates. Fairly extensive chipping and wear to jacket margins with small losses at spine ends, contemporary ownership signature to front free endpaper; a Very Good copy in an About Very Good example of the scarce dust jacket.
The author's sequel to his 1911 novel "Miss 318," about the titular department store employee suffering through the Christmas rush. This follow-up, which culminates in a fatal fire, is quite openly a plea for updated fire codes.
Hanna 1812.
Price: $150.00