The Third Circle

A collection of 16 short stories by Frank Norris with an introduction by William Henry Irwin, published posthumously in 1909 depicting life in San Francisco, California before the 1906 earthquake and especially the ‘terrible conditions’ in Chinatown.

John Lane: London, 1909. In good condition. Deep blue boards blind ruled and titled in gilt to front and spine, a little shelf worn. Spine panel bumped to tail, sunned. Endpapers unmarked. Blank decorative ownership plate pasted to front pastedown. A few brown spots to early leaves as expected. Full page b/w frontispiece photograph of author in good condition protected by dust cover. Expected light toning to leaves throughout. 298 pp. plus advertisements. A very sound copy.