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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. Contents clean and fresh, some spotting to edges and rear endpaper, cloth is fresh, jacket lightly handled with neat, closed tear at joint, some wear to spine ends, sticker pull to rear. A pleasing example. A murder case for Inspector Taverner, which the author ranked among her favourites. Item #76082
Price: £450.00
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