First edition, first printing. Publisher's original orange cloth with black titles to the spine. Lacking the dustwrapper. A very good or better copy, the binding square with some bumping to the spine tips and corners. The cloth with a few light marks and a touch of fading to the spine. The contents, with a faded previous owner's inscription to the front endpaper, are otherwise clean throughout. A decent example in entirely original condition.
Featuring Hercule Poirot and the final appearance of Chief Inspector Japp. The first edition was published in the UK in November 1940, the American edition followed in February the following year under the title 'The Patriotic Murders'. (Hubin; Wagstaff & Poole; Curran, John: The Hooded Gunman).
Stock code: 26946
£175