"Outside of a dog, man's best friend is a book. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
— Groucho Marx
London: Victor Gollancz, 1950, 1951. [Crime Omnibus series- British writers]. FIRST EDITION. Two volumes complete, octavo (19 x 13cm). Pp.286; 286. Publisher's hardback cloth bindings in typographical dust-jackets. No inscriptions, contents mildly toned, jackets gently used, first title with small chips at foot of spine. First edition in book form. Short mysteries which had appeared for the first time in the London Evening Standard newspaper. No further volumes appear to have been published. Item #74339
Price: £100.00
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