THE PERILOUS SKY

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original orange cloth with black lettering to the spine, in the Chalmers illustrated dustwrapper. A near very good copy, the binding square and firm, with some bumping to the spine tips and some loss to the bottom corner of the upper board, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, with some offsetting to the front and rear pastedowns, are otherwise clean throughout. The edges of the text block show some light foxing, with the upper edge somewhat dusty. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper, chipped with a little loss to the upper edge and corners of the rear panel and the tips of the mildly toned spine. Not price-clipped (10s. 6d. net to the front flap).

"Two disasters involving the latest type of air liners had jeopardised the future of British Skylines. Within a few hours of his appointment as a roving Security Officer, Barney Finnegan was plunging towards the Mediterranean from 15,000 feet in a burning machine. [...]. The world of commercial flying is here portrayed as vividly as was the business of motor racing in Douglas Rutherford's Grand Prix Murder." (from the jacket). (Hubin; Curran, John: The Hooded Gunman).