The Green Stone. Garden City: Doubleday Page and Co., 1924.
First Edition. New York City mystery novel best described by the front flap copy: "In a last attempt to save the family fortune Mary Cunningham came to New York and tried to sell a green stone to a Fifth Avenue jeweler. He believed that Mary was 'Cutie Kate' and tried to arrest her. In escaping, Mary is recognized and followed by Derrick Wendall, a gentleman of fortune. Two crooks also shadow her, and like a hunted thing Mary fled and hid in a cab which proved to belong to young Tommy Crumley, a likable young person with a yearning for romance and adventure. He takes immediate charge of Mary and the rest of the tale is made up of a charming romance interspersed with thrilling adventures in New York and on the lonely North Carolina coast where there is a struggle for possession of the treasure chest of an old freebooter". Near Fine in Very Good dustjacket, shallow chips at spine ends.
Price: $150.00