First edition, first impression. 256pp. In red cloth boards with black lettering on spine. 12mo. Very gently rubbed at corners and spine ends, hint of short crease on backstrip. Text block edges show light toning. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In its original dust jacket, not price clipped. Lightly bumped at edges with a couple of small nicks, lightly scuffed around spine base where there's a circa 3cm crack along rear joint. Mild toning on verso. 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
