LeBLANC, Maurice. The Confessions of Arsène Lupin. New York: Doubleday, Page and Company. 1913.
8vo. Original blue cloth lettered in gilt with an illustration to front board; pp. 327, with four B/W illustrations by J. Henry; extremities very lightly rubbed; near fine.
First US edition of LeBlanc’s sixth novel recounting the adventures of the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin with four illustrations.
Following LeBlanc’s dark-themed novel 813, this book presented readers with lighter stories reminiscent of those found in the first collection of the series, Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar. The original French edition contained nine short stories, one fewer than this English version.
The translation is by Alexander Texeira de Mattos.
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