First edition, first impression. 256pp. In red cloth-covered boards with black titles on spine. 12mo. Cloth very slightly rubbed at corners and spine ends, gently rounded at spine tips, and perhaps a tad dull. Light toning on upper text block edge, less so on fore-edge, with some faint spotting. Small corner crease on front free endpaper, else internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust jacket, a little bumped on edges with some very small mild chipping on corners and folds. Dust jacket now protected in a Brodart-style sleeve, fitted without the use of tape or adhesives.
Fiction, Detective Fiction, Modern Fiction Firsts, Collins Crime Club
