Mary Roberts Rinehart Lot of 4 DELL Mystery Suspense Fiction Books Vtg 70s.
Perfect for gift-giving, for Mary Roberts Rinehart Collectors, for Mystery/Suspense Book Collections, etc. 4 DELL Publishing Paperback Books, all in excellent vintage condition with no spine-creasing, dog ears, markings, tears, etc., because they have never been read, just added to a collection. Only one of the books has an ownership sticker pasted onto top of inside front page but in no way does this affect the readability of the book. Rare, vintage, early 1970/1971 books--even hard to find in thrift stores, used book shops, online, consignment shops or at auction. These vintage books sell for $90.-$120. and higher, online, at thrift shops, on consignment, etc. Cover and pages are tight, covers may show slight shelf wear due to being shuffled around on shelves from time to time. Stored in a cool dry place. Comes from a smoke-free/pet-free home.
4 Titles are:
- The Bat, c.1970, original copyright 1926
- Miss Pinkerton, c.1970, original copyright 1932
- The Window at the White Cat, c.1971, original copyright 1910
- The After House, c.1970, original copyright 1914
About Mary Roberts Rinehart:
Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876 - 1958) was an American author specializing in the mystery genre. She is often compared to the great English master of mystery, Agatha Christie and has even been called the American Agatha Christie. Interestingly, Rinehart coined the famous parlor vernacular when the principals gather and the detective concludes "The butler did it!" She was born Mary Ella Roberts in Allegheny City, which is now part of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and it was there that she wrote The Circular Staircase in 1908, giving birth to the "Had-I-But-Known" school of mystery writing. The book became her first best-seller and was made into a silent film in 1915, and was the basis for the play "The Bat" on Broadway in New York, 1920. In 1918 she published The Amazing Interlude, a short romantic adventure novel starring a young girl who, touched by the plight of the soldiers suffering in WWI travels to France over her fiancee's objections and must make a decision of the heart after meeting a dashing Belgian spy while performing her charitable work in Europe. The best fact young fans will appreciate especially, Rinehart created a costumed "super-criminal" she named "The Bat" which was adapted for the 1930 movie, The Bat Whispers, inspiring Bob Kane's creation of "Batman" first published in Detective Comics in May, 1939.
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