Ravenshaw of Rietholme

London, Melbourne, and Toronto: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1910. First edition. Hardcover. 320pp. Duodecimo [19.5 cm] Black cloth over boards with an illustrated paper label on the front board. With four illustrated plates by Amedee Forestier. Moderate rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Foxing to the preliminary leaves and rear endpaper. Bookseller's very discreet ticket on front pastedown. With no distinctive John Ruyle markings, but the book fits all of his collecting criteria. Bertram Mitford (1855-1914), a contemporary of H. Rider Haggard, wrote over 40 novels, most of which are set in South Africa.

An odd mystery novel set in Africa and England, in which the main character inherits a haunted house. The novel also involves a vendetta and romance. Scarce.