ALIAS THE LONE WOLF By Louis Joseph Vance New York: Grosset Dunlap Publishers, (1921). Vintage reprint edition. Ownership name and address to the front pastedown endpaper, top page edges somewhat dust soiled, minor lean, else a near fine clean copy in brick red cloth; in a very good plus color illustrated dust jacket that has been completely backed with brown craft paper. The jacket has mild age-toning to the spine with minor nicks to the spine ends, and several short tears. The Lone Wolf, nickname of Louis Joseph Vance's character Michael Lanyard--a jewel thief (super crook) turned gentleman private detective in a series of eight novels. Many films were based on and inspired by the novels including this one which was filmed in 1927. This is the third novel in the series featuring Michael Lanyard, a well-known criminal to the police and underworld as the Lone Wolf because he always works alone. In this story while in France Michael Lanyard becomes involved in the loss of the famous Mountalais jewels which he attempts to recover for Eve de Mountalais. Octavo. 348 pages. Colorful frontispiece plate. A scarce edition in the original dust jacket. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT BOOKS THANKS!