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Includes: The Innocence of Father Brown. Haycraft-Queen cornerstone, Queen's Quorum, and Detective Short Story. John Lane, 1911. * 2 copies: The Wisdom of Father Brown. One copy with the bookplate of George Cukor. John Lane, 1915. * The Incredulity of Father Brown. Detective Short Story. 1926. * The Man Who Knew Too Much. Detective Short Story. 1922. * The Secret of Father Brown. Detective Short Story. Harper & Brothers, 1927. * The Club of Queer Trades. Detective Short Story. Harper & Brothers, 1905. * The Flying Inn. Methuen & Co., [1914]. * Manalive. Thomas Nelson, [1912]. Nine volumes, including one duplicate.

All first American Editions, except the last two titles, which are First Editions. The title, "The Secret of Father Brown," is inscribed to Mark from August and includes a laid Christmas card with an original photograph of a young August Derleth, and a Lucky Strike ephemeral game piece circa 1930. The Mark in question is Mark Schorer, an author and later Chairman of the University of California, Berkeley, English Department. Derleth collaborated with childhood friend Mark Schorer writing Gothic and other horror stories. A intriguing association copy.