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The House Of Cain. ARTHUR W. UPFIELD

The House Of Cain.

ARTHUR W. UPFIELD

Other works by ARTHUR W. UPFIELD

Publication: Dennis McMillan, 1983, San Francisco, 1929

First edition thus. Author's first book. Light evidence of foxing to top edges else fine in dust jacket moderately sunned on the spine. Limited edition of 1000 copies. A first-rate thriller about an American millionaire who owns the House of Cain. The owner himself is a threefold murderer and offers his lodgings as a haven for murderers wanted by the law. It is with this man that Austiline Thorpe, the beautiful fiancee of Martin Sherwood, becomes involved. How this happens and the final dissolution of the murder settlement make for a fascinating story.

Inventory Number: 24039

$200.00