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Title: Eight mystery and adventure volumes by Grant Allen Author: Allen, Grant Place: Various places Publisher: Date: Various dates Description: Includes: An African Millionaire. Red cloth lettered in gilt. First American Edition. Edward Arnold, 1897. * The Backslider. Red cloth, lettered in white. First American Edition. Lewis, Scribner & Co., 1901. * The Jaws of Death. Blue cloth, elaborately decorated and lettered in gilt, top edge gilt. First American Edition. Amsterdam Book Company, 1897. * The Woman Who Did. Green cloth, gilt spine, cover decorated and lettered in dark green. First American Edition. Robert Bros , 1895. * Wednesday the Tenth: A Tale of the South Pacific. Decorated green cloth. First American Edition. D Lothrop, [1890]. * In All Shades. Green cloth decorated and lettered in gilt, also in red, top edged gilt. First American Edition. Rand, McNally, [c.1888]. * Twelve Tales: With a Headpiece, a Tailpiece, and an Intermezzo: Being Select Stories. Blue cloth, gilt spine. Second Edition. Grant Richards, 1900. * Michael's Crag. Blue gilt-decorated and lettered cloth, top edge gilt. First American Edition. Rand, McNally, 1893. Together 8 octavo volumes. Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen (1848–1899) was a science writer, author and novelist, and an upholder of the theory of evolution. Here we have a nice collection of mostly first editions of his adventure and mystery fiction. Lot Amendments Condition: Mild to moderately rubbed extremities to most, a few with some faint soiling or smudging to cloth; a few with ink names on front free endpapers; some foxing to few; overall very good. Item number: 208837