1908 The Passenger from Calais Arthur Griffiths L.C. Page Antique Mystery Novel For Sale

The Passenger from Calais by Arthur Griffiths
L.C. Page & Company, Boston
Fourth Impression, March 1908Antique hardcover copy of Arthur Griffiths’ The Passenger from Calais, a turn-of-the-century mystery/suspense novel set around European rail travel.Copyright page identifies this copy as the Fourth Impression, March 1908; the first impression was published January 1906.Wonderful original illustrated cloth binding with period train imagery in red, blue and black. This copy has considerable character and age-related wear, including discoloration/soiling to the cloth, rubbing and wear at edges and corners, spotting/toning to pages, and wear around the binding as shown. Please review all photographs closely for condition.A particularly charming early 20th-century volume for a collector of antique mystery fiction, railway literature, Arthur Griffiths, or decorative vintage books.No dust jacket.