BURGESS, Gelett (1866-1951)]. The Master of Mysteries . Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1912. 8 o. Frontispiece and plates by Karl Anderson and George Brehm Original red cloth, white-lettered on front cover and spine (some wear at ends of spine). FIRST EDITION. Authorship of the book is revealed in a cipher: the first letters of the first words of the twenty-four stories read: "THE AUTHOR IS GELETT BURGESS". The last letters of the last words read: "FALSE TO LIFE AND FALSE TO ART". Queen's Quorum 50.
BURGESS, Gelett (1866-1951)]. The Master of Mysteries . Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1912. 8 o. Frontispiece and plates by Karl Anderson and George Brehm Original red cloth, white-lettered on front cover and spine (some wear at ends of spine). FIRST EDITION. Authorship of the book is revealed in a cipher: the first letters of the first words of the twenty-four stories read: "THE AUTHOR IS GELETT BURGESS". The last letters of the last words read: "FALSE TO LIFE AND FALSE TO ART". Queen's Quorum 50.
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