{"product_id":"the-toltec-cup-a-novel-of-old-new-york-paperback","title":"The Toltec Cup: A Novel of Old New York - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNym Crinkle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eErick Kelemen\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping tale of conspiracy and a love triangle set against the background of 19th century New York City.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Toltec Cup\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1890 by A. C. Wheeler under the pseudonym of \"Nym Crinkle.\" A tale of conspiracy and love triangles, the novel centers on a mysterious silver cup covered in hieroglyphs that goes missing just days after its owner's death. New York Police Inspector John Wilder grows suspicious when someone offers a huge reward for the cup's return. Wilder traces the reward to Colin Carteret, an artist engaged to the murdered man's daughter, who swears he did not know of the cup before the reward appeared in the newspaper. Together, the two men follow a trail of clues that lead them to New York City slums, a beautiful young woman named Manuella Castleton, and a syndicate that believes that the cup will lead to an extraordinary buried treasure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContemporary readers will enjoy the novel's remarkable depictions of mid-nineteenth-century New York City. Roaming the Gas House District, the Bowery, Union Square, Harlem, and the Meatpacking District, \u003ci\u003eThe Toltec Cup\u003c\/i\u003e explores a dynamic landscape and diverse peoples. This new edition revives a forgotten world for a new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErick Kelemen \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eTextual Editing and Criticism: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e and has published on textual matters in early English literature in \u003ci\u003eELH: English Literary History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eANQ\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Library\u003c\/i\u003e. He has taught textual editing and criticism to undergraduate and graduate students at several colleges and universities, most recently at Fordham University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.32 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47409505173682,"sku":"9781438488882","price":32.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/79f1a517de479cc0e1f74ca9355e5320.webp?v=1778267292","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-toltec-cup-a-novel-of-old-new-york-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}