First UK edition, first printing. The publisher's retained copy. Original card covers printed in black and orange. An excellent better than very good copy, the binding square and firm showing only light rubbing and toning to the extremities and the publisher's "File Copy" stamp to the upper cover. The contents are entirely complete, without loose or torn pages and other than the publisher's "Archive Copy" stamp to the title page, clean throughout. Scarce in this format.
A hard-boiled crime novel. Provenance: From the archive of the publisher Victor Gollancz. (Hubin).
Stock code: 14750
£50