First UK edition, first printing. One of two publisher's retained copies. Original card covers printed in black and orange. A very good copy, the binding square and firm showing some rubbing and toning or spotting to the extremities. The contents are entirely complete, without loose or torn pages, with some toning of the text block, a few light corner creases and the publisher's "Archive Copy" stamp to the half title.
A hard-boiled crime novel. Provenance: From the archive of the publisher Victor Gollancz. (Hubin).
Stock code: 15132
£40