The Moon Stone

Franklin Library, Franklin Center, Pennsylvania, 1988. Franklin Library Edition, Mystery Masterpiece, 1988. In Near Fine condition, very slight pulling of spine at top (i/2 in.) some waving at top of body./No dust jacket as issued. The Moonstone (1868) by Wilkie Collins is a 19th-century British epistolary novel, generally considered the first full length detective novel in the English language Rachel Verinder, a young English woman, inherits a large Indian diamond on her eighteenth birthday It is a legacy from her uncle, a corrupt British army officer who served in India The diamond is of great religious significance as well as being extremely valuable, and three Hindu priests have dedicated their lives to recovering it.. Near Fine condition, very slight pulling of spine at top (1/2 in) some waving at top of body Colors and text Vibrant High quality paper, acid free paper is 60 pound Franklin Library 1854 Cream Pages that are sewn not glued into the binding Gold gilded page edges on all three sides Raised spine bands that give each book that distinctive antique look. Franklin Library Edition, Mystery Masterpiece, 1988, In Near Fine condition, very slight pulling of spine at top, some waving at top of body. Colors and text Vibrant. High quality paper, Acid free paper is 60 pound Franklin Library 1854 Cream. Pages that are sewn not glued into the binding. Gold gilded page edges on all three sides. Raised spine bands that give each book that distinctive antique look. Maroon paper over boards gold designs and lettering, beautiful picture to front cover. A great book to gift to someone special.