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The Best Man to Die.

RENDELL, Ruth (1930-2015).

London: John Long, 1969. [Crime Mystery] SIGNED FIRST EDITION. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.184. SIGNED by the author in black ink to title page. A ticket to the Soho Theatre event 'Ruth Rendell and PD James, Head to Head' September 2012, attended by a well-known bookseller, suggests provenance for the signature. Publisher's brown cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the dust-jacket illustrated by William Randell, priced at 23s. Some minor rubbing to board and jacket edges. Near fine. The fourth Inspector Wexford crime novel. Item #57756

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