"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. "
— Oscar Wilde
Crooked House.
London: Collins for the Crime Club, 1949. [Detective mystery] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192 [4]. Publisher's red cloth with black titles to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket, priced at 8/6. A large black ink ownership inscription of Princess Mary Wolkonsky (1866-1964) to front fly-leaf; otherwise internally clean with some toning to edges. Nice bright cloth. Moderate general wear to jacket, including light chipping to edges, and some toning to spine. Very good. A murder case for Inspector Taverner, which the author ranked among her favourites. Item #75002
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