COLLINS WILKIE: (1824-1889) English Novelist and Playwright. His work The Moonstone (1868) is widely considered the first modern detective novel. A.N.S., `Very truly yours, Wilkie Collins´, on a 6.5 x 4 page removed from an autograph album, dated 16th December 1873 in his hand. A bold black ink signature. Very small area of paper loss to the upper edge, not affecting the signature. G £100-150