THE BARKING CLOCK

First UK edition, first printing. Signed and inscribed by both authors. Publisher's original green cloth with black titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A near very good copy, the binding firm and the cloth bright. The contents are heavily spotted to the prelims and toned to the poor quality paper stock. Ink correction in the hand of Harry Stephen Keeler written in black ink on page 206. Complete with the very good rubbed, nicked and creased dustwrapper, which has a small chips at the spine tips and fold corners and a few scuffs to the rear panel. Not price-clipped and in the first printing showing 8/6 net to the lower front flap. Later issues are priced 6/-.

Inscribed by Hazel Goodwin Keeler in black ink on the front endpaper "To / Mr. Michael Monkhanoff, / with the sincere ad- / miration of the authors / Hazel Goodwin Keeler (of p.78) and" underneath which Harry Stephen Keeler has signed in full. The second novel in the 'Tuddleton Trotter' series. (Hubin)