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BRAMAH, Ernest (1868-1942). Max Carrados. London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., [1914]. 8vo. [vi], [1]-296, [8, ads], [31, ads] pp. Publisher’s full red cloth, front board and spine stamped in gilt (spine toned, with some edgewear, some rubbing, mild soiling to binding, a few gutters overopened, rfep missing). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE OF THIS IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF DETECTIVE SHORT STORIES - THE FIRST BLIND DETECTIVE IN CRIME FICTION. First issue ads dated “Autumn 1913” and “September 1913”. Never issued in the United States despite being successful in the U. K., this book is considered to be one of the ten best collections of detective short stories. Queen’s Quorum 56. A Haycraft-Queen Cornerstone.