This is a ORIGINAL RARE ISSUE NOT A REPRINT. There are plenty of 1940 reprints listed in other locations. 

                  BEADLE'S  NEW YORK  LIBRARY #112

 "JOE PHENIX, PRIVATE DETETCIVE "                                                   

              or The League of The Skeleton Key WRITTEN  BY Col. Albert W Aiken.

  This is a scarce issue that hasn't been seen at auction for years. A great story about  New York it the late 1800s focusing around the Dime Museum, and the International Hippodrome Theatre .This particular issue is rarely seen and almost never up for sale .  This book is in good condition with some foxing on page edges. Paper quality is good with some foxing along edges consistent with appear and age of this issue. This issue is a large format 12.5 inches by 8.25 inches.  16 pages in the large printing of a New York Bowery Tin Can / Rag Alley  story. Joe Phenix, private detective, or, The league of the skeleton keys : a most unnatural, improbable story of life in our modern Babylon, New York, and yet as true as truth itself, a story of hidden crime--of the dark serpent that lies in wait behind the shadow of society, hidden by a screen of lies, ready to prey on youth, innocence and wealth, a story of highways and byways, of Satanic-like rascals and of the secret agents of the law, who, shadow-like, follow ever on the trail of guilt (See Scan for complete details)

This book is one of a large collection we are placing on our Ebay store of rarely available items and books.  The book is one of the many rarely seen items that we will be offering over the next few months from a collectors estate sale. Once these are gone how long before you will see them come up again. Once a collector buys them they go right back into a vault somewhere.

     We always take into consideration a customers history of buying from us when addressing "BEST OFFER" option. We will respond to you within the allotted time but if it has just been listed we will give it the full time period to allow others to make similar offers or purchase. We list many, many items that may be "One of a kind" or simply "One of a kind on the market". These items usually are placed in collections which are not seen again on the market until once again sold by collectors. If you collect, you realize that is a once in a lifetime occurrence for collectors.....

                                              BOX #108