The Saint in New York.

CHARTERIS, Leslie.

$8,500.00

Item Number: 122633

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1935.

Rare first edition of the most popular book in Charteris’ Saint series and the basis for the first Saint film, released in 1938. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the scarce original dust jacket which is in near fine condition with some expert restoration. An exceptional example.

The first best-seller in Charteris' Saint series, and the book that established him as a literary celebrity in American and the United Kingdom, The Saint in New York was first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder and Stoughton in 1935. The 15th book chronicling the adventures of Simon Templar (alias The Saint), an anti-hero character patterned after Robin Hood, the book is considered the most popular Saint volume. The book as adapted into the film of the same name in 1938, produced by William Sistrom and starring Louis Hayward as Simon Templar.