first edition Hardcover
1959 · Philadelphia & NY
by ALEXANDER, David
Philadelphia & NY: Lippincott, 1959. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Stamp of New York literary agents Russell and Volkening on the front fly, cheap paper of the pages browned at the edges, else near fine in very good plus dustwrapper that is a bit spine faded and has a little light nicking at the extremities. A Bart Hardin mystery that begins with a cruise ship entering Manhattan harbor and quickly evolves into murder with a motley crew of gangsters, calypso singers, demented ventriloquists and bongo players. (Inventory #: 39097)