Maurice Leblanc; Alexander Teixeira de Mattos — Coffin Island

London, Hurts & Blackett LTD, 1920. First edition. Cloth. The first edition in English of this very scarce Arsene Lupin novel, a brilliant mystery by Maurice Leblanc. The very scarce first edition in English of this work, translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos.'Coffin Island' is a brilliant detective novel, following a woman named Veronique; ten years before the novel begins, Veronique's father stole her baby, and it is believed they were both drowned at sea. The novel then picks up in 1917 in France, when Veronique becomes drawn into a mystery which only Arsene Lupin can solve. By Maurice Leblanc, who, in this novel, blends together the detective genre with fantasy and sci-fi.Sixteen pages of adverts to the rear, dated February 1920. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Fading to the spine and head of the front board. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light marks to the boards. Very small patch of worming from the front paste down to the contents leaf, with no loss of text. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .