Description
Author: George Goodchild
Publisher: The Mystery League, Inc.
Edition: First Edition
Date of Publication: 1930
Place of Publication: New York
Format: Hardcover with dust jacket
Page Count: 286 pages
Condition
Very Good overall. Original dust jacket with edge wear and surface aging, now protected in new Brodart archival cover. Publisher’s cloth clean and firm with mild shelf wear. Binding solid. Pages lightly toned with age. Prior owner inscription on front endpaper: Frank L. Fila, dated October 19, 1931.
Description
Jack O’ Lantern is a classic early twentieth-century mystery novel by George Goodchild, published by The Mystery League during the press’s influential period of affordable but well-designed crime fiction. The novel blends suspense, psychological tension, and a carefully structured plot, reflecting the transitional moment between traditional detective fiction and more modern crime narratives.
Goodchild was widely read in his time, and his work exemplifies the concise, atmospheric storytelling that made Mystery League publications popular with contemporary readers.
Collector’s Notes
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First edition, as stated
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Published by The Mystery League, Inc., a key early crime-fiction publisher
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Original illustrated dust jacket, archivally protected
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Ownership inscription dated 1931 from a documented private library
