Morley, Christopher "The Haunted Bookshop" [Doubleday, Doran, 1929]

MORLEY, Christopher. The Haunted Bookshop.

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1929. 7.5" x 5.25". 289pp. Publisher's original tan cloth with paper-covered boards printed in black. Binding remains square and sound with moderate soiling and toning to the boards, rubbing at the corners and spine ends, and fading to the spine lettering. Small contemporary pencil notation to the upper cover. Contemporary bookstore label to the front pastedown. Hinges starting. Very Good-.

A charming mystery centered on a secondhand bookshop in Brooklyn, The Haunted Bookshop reunites readers with Roger Mifflin, the eccentric bookseller introduced in Morley's beloved Parnassus on Wheels. When a seemingly ordinary volume disappears, Roger and his assistant become entangled in a conspiracy involving spies, secret codes, and murder, all set against the cozy atmosphere of a bookshop filled with literary conversation.

Among the earliest and most influential bibliomysteries, the novel has long been cherished by booksellers, collectors, and lovers of literature. Its affectionate portrait of the antiquarian book trade, paired with Morley's wit and genuine love of books, has secured its place as a classic of bookish fiction and an enduring favorite on the shelves of rare book enthusiasts.