Tish

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Triangle Books, 1941. Reprint . Hardcover. VG-/VG-. The author's very first book featuring "the old maid who has become one of fiction's best-loved characters"--Tish (Letitia Carberry)--"the magnificent, the indomitable, the perennial spinster" & sleuth. These books served as the basis for the MGM film series starring Marjorie Main in the title role. Orig. published in a serialized format, 1912-1916, this is a later (Nov. 1941) reprint of the First Triangle Books Edition from June 1938, in 372 pages, but with a slightly different design & DJ. Hardcover small 8vo has teal-blue cloth-covered boards decorated in black, with black lettering to spine. Condition is VG: very clean inside, binding strong & straight, hinges secure, pages significantly tanned, commensurate with paper quality of the era. Old gift inscription & quote to ffep; else unmarked. Mild rubbing to extremities. The unclipped DJ is VG-: heavily faded spine & chipping/rubbing; nicely protected in nonreflective mylar cover. Our photos show the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand. Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Pacific time (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.