The Innocence of Father Brown.

£875 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

Collection of 12 short stories, introducing the astute and unassuming detective, Father Brown. First edition, first printing; 8vo; 8 full-page plates by Sydney Seymour Lucas, including frontispiece with tissue guard, offsetting to endpapers, upper margins pp.317-324 slightly defective; publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering to spine and upper cover, minor spotting to edges, spine ends and corners slightly bumped, spine a touch faded, else very good.

• Binding: Hardcover

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