first edition
1948 · London
by Margery Allingham
London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1948. Very Good. London: William Heinemann Ltd, 1948. First Edition. Octavo (19cm); 320pp. Publisher's black cloth with silver lettering to spine. Street-map endpapers. Missing dust jacket. Boards scuffed along bottom edge; spine a bit cocked, with a vertical crease to cloth. Opens easily between gatherings but binding sound. Scattered, light foxing occasionally along gutter and to pages, with heavier foxing to edges of textblock. Pages unmarked.
Mystery novel featuring the author's most popular creation, the criminologist Albert Campion. (Inventory #: 30821)
Mystery novel featuring the author's most popular creation, the criminologist Albert Campion. (Inventory #: 30821)