Author: Anthony Morton [John Creasey]
Title: Meet the Baron
Description: London, George G. Harrap, 1937. First edition. Cloth. The very scarce first edition of the Cracksmith Competition winning mystery novel by John Creasey, published under the pseudonym Anthony Morton. The first edition, first impression, in the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.In the 1930s, Harrap offered a £1,500 prize to the author who could produce a fictional hero of the gentleman-thief variety who would be a worthy successor to the famous Raffles. This novel was selected as the winner, by a panel that included Dennis Wheatley.This marked the beginning of 'The Baron' series, with the central character - John Mannering - going on to figure in several dozen novels, and becoming a popular hero.With the front wrap, front flyleaf and back strip of a facsimile dust wrapper also present, alongside the publisher's original dust wrapper.The very scarce first edition of this work. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Fading and bumping to back strip head and tail, with boards exceptionally bright. Chipping to dust wrapper back strip tail, with two significant losses to head of front wrap, and a small loss to the head of the rear wrap . A touch of sunning to backs strip, with significant loss to head of back strip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good.

Keywords: John Mannering cracksman competition The Man in the Blue Mask Anthony Morton cracksman competition None


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