First reprint of the 1942 first edition. 272pp. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to spine. 8vo. Cloth very slightly brushed at corners and spine ends. Slight hint of toning internally. In its original dust wrapper, not price clipped, very slightly shelf worn. Dust jacket now protected in an archival quality Brodart-style wrapper fitted without the use of tape or adhesives.
A lovely bright, clean and crisp copy of this now hard to find 1940s classic murder mystery. Elizabeth Ferrars (born Mora McTaggart) (1907-1995) was a British crime writer, penning more than 70 novels, many of which were published in the USA under the name E X Ferrars.
