Lupin as detective, in the very rare dust jacket
LeBLANC, Maurice. The Eight Strokes of the Clock. New York: The Macaulay Company. 1922.
8vo. Original orange-stamped black cloth, orange lettering to spine and front board, with the original, very rare, pictorial dust jacket by G.W. Gage (issue with ad for “Smoke of the .45” at top of rear panel); pp. [12], 313, [1 (blank)], with frontispiece by Gage; extremities very lightly rubbed, some very minor wear to extremities of jacket, else fine condition.
First US edition of this collection of eight short stories featuring Arsène Lupin, rare in the G.W. Gage’s dust jacket, especially in such excellent condition.
In The Eight Stroke of the Clock, a reformed Arsène Lupin adopts the identity of the millionaire “Prince Rénine” and turns his criminal expertise toward solving mysteries rather than committing them. He is joined by Hortense Daniel, a young woman determined to transform her life. Together, they form a dynamic detective duo.
Translated from the original French by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, this collection is widely regarded as the finest portrayal of Lupin in his role as a detective.
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