Reprint. 256pp, map on front endpapers. Blue cloth-covered boards with black titles on spine. 12mo. Cloth a little faded around edges, rubbed on corners and spine ends. Slight forward lean. Text block edges dull and a little spotted. Internally neat, clean and tight. In its original Hodder and Stoughton yellow jacket, rubbed at edges with a few small nicks and chips, some loss at head of a sunned spine, price clipped, shelf worn. Dust wrapper is a removable, clear film sleeve.
A popular series of reprints of the works of contemporary writers, Hodder and Stoughton issued their yellow jackets from the 1920s to the early 1940s, paused during the war and then had a brief revival in the 1950s. The series comprises mysteries, westerns, detective stories and thrillers for the most part, and are easily recognised by their distinctive yellow background (albeit reminiscent of the Gollancz yellow jacket series), often fronted bold and colourful illustrations.
