LeBLANC, Maurice. The Confessions of Arsène Lupin.

£400 · Offered by Henry Sotheran Ltd

LeBLANC, Maurice. The Confessions of Arsène Lupin. New York: Doubleday, Page and Company . 1913. 8vo. Original blue cloth lettered in gilt with an illustration to front board; pp. 327, with four B/W illustrations by J. Henry; extremities very lightly rubbed; near fine. First US edition of LeBlanc’s sixth novel recounting the adventures of the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin with four illustrations. Following LeBlanc’s dark-themed novel 813 , this book presented readers with lighter stories reminiscent of those found in the first collection of the series, Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar . The original French edition contained nine short stories, one fewer than this English version. The translation is by Alexander Texeira de Mattos. SKU: 2121317

• Binding: Hardcover

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