Detective Fiction
New York, Thomas Seltzer, 1926.
First edition, first printing. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
The fifth novel by Constance Antonina Boyle (1865–1943), head of the militant department of the Women's Freedom League, census resister, three times imprisoned, co-founder of the Women's Volunteer Police; Britain's first women in police uniform, created over official refusal - and, in 1918, the first woman ever to submit nomination papers for Parliament, at the Keighley by-election; the nomination was rejected on a technicality, but it forced the question and cleared the path for the women candidates that December.
Modern Literature
New York, Thomas Seltzer, 1923.
First edition, first printing. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced $2.00.
Constance Antonina (Nina) Boyle (1865–1943) was a British journalist, campaigner for women's suffrage and women's rights, welfare worker, and novelist, and one of the pioneers of female police officers in Britain. In April 1918, she was the first woman to submit a nomination to stand for election to the House of Commons. Apart from her journalism and campaigning, Boyle wrote mostly adventure or mystery novels featuring strong, capable women characters.