The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1945. International Collector's Library. Illustrated.

Illustrations by William Sharp.

Wilkie Collins’s spellbinding tale of romance, theft, and murder inspired a hugely popular genre–the detective mystery. Hinging on the theft of an enormous diamond originally stolen from an Indian shrine, this riveting novel features the innovative Sergeant Cuff, the hilarious house steward Gabriel Betteridge, a lovesick housemaid, and a mysterious band of Indian jugglers.