The Moonstone – Wilkie Collins (1962 Hardcover, Oxford University Press, London)

This 1962 Oxford University Press edition of The Moonstone is a lovely little volume, bound in blue cloth with gold embossed lettering. Remarkably well-kept for its age, it includes a thoughtful foreword by T. S. Eliot. The spine and pages remain strong, and the book carries that unmistakable vintage charm—both in design and in scent—that modern books rarely capture.

Condition: Very good vintage condition. Blue cloth binding with light wear, spine firm, pages clean. A wonderful decorative piece as well as a readable treasure.

Collins’s spellbinding tale of romance, theft, and murder is considered the first great English detective novel. Beginning with the theft of a sacred Indian diamond, the story introduces the innovative Sergeant Cuff, the witty house steward Gabriel Betteridge, a lovesick housemaid, and a mysterious band of Indian jugglers—characters who inspired an entire genre.