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Book cover; dark green cloth with title and author in gold. Cover outlined with thin gold frame. At right side is a tall, gold-framed rectangle depicting beige mounds capped with green under a blue sky.

The mystery of choice

Date1897
Names
FormatBook
Notes
Contents: The purple emperor; Pompe funèbre; The messenger; The white shadow; Passeur; A matter of interest; Envoi.
Medium
Hardcover books
DimensionsCover size: 18 cm x 12 cm (7 1/16 in. x 4 3/4 in.)
Language
CollectionMerril Collection of Science Fiction, Speculation and Fantasy
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Object Number37131054392527D
Catalogue Record for Print Book https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Ntt=2188907
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