First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original grey cloth with red titles to the spine, in the H. Lawrence Hoffman illustrated dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with some rubbing and minor fraying to the spine tips and corners. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's marks. Complete with the rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has several short closed tears with associated creasing. Clipped to the lower corner of the dustwrapper but with the $2.00 price to the upper edge, as issued.
Inscribed by the author in blue ink on the front endpaper "This is for Jimmie Habersham / with regards, and the kind wishes that / always go from people / who write em to people / who sell 'em / David Dodge / August 1944". The author's third mystery novel. (Hubin).
Stock code: 26901
£475