First edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by the author (both as Ellis Peters and Edith Pargeter) on the title page to family members Mavis and Roy. 192pp. Green cloth-covered boards, gilt-stamped lettering on the spine. 8vo. Cloth very slightly round at base of spine. A hint of toning to text block edges and page faces. In its original dust wrapper, very slightly bumped on extreme edges. Dust jacket now protected in an archival quality Mylar wrapper fitted without the use of tape or adhesives.
