"The Twister" 1929 WALLACE, Edgar Abstract

"The Twister" 1929 WALLACE, Edgar AbstractWALLACE, Edgar [277] pp. Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. 1929 First Edition 7 3 4" x 5 1 2" A murder mystery full of high finance and lowdown characters from one of the most popular writers of the early twentieth century (Mystery Scene). Lord Frensham is being swindled in the stock market, and his number one suspect is Anthony Braid. But Braid has the nerve to suggest that its actually Frenshams own nephew whos stealing from him. The truth behind the

one fact emerged triumphant: Backgammon was a fascinating game

visible and somewhat powerful

Polished wooden floors

gold and black on white

on a 31"L x 8"W wooden plinth base

Knickerbocker Publishing Company

The chief purpose of this modest little book is to present for Westerners some of the gorgeous paintings found on fans used in the traditional Japanese Non drama

armchair gardeners

and other factors that both made this region the epicenter of jet set glamour

and later in the United States

Stylish hand-penned c1930s drypoint limited #52/250 in birdseye maple frame w/ turf green mat

the American Government Building (Paris)