First edition, first printing. Inscribed by the author. Publisher's original textured dark grey cloth with silver titles to the spine. In dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and tight, the contents, with light offsetting to the endpapers, are otherwise bright and clean throughout and free of stamps and inscriptions. In the original bright, very lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper with a wraparound illustration by Robert Graham. Not price clipped (21s. net to the front flap).
Inscribed by the author in blue ink on the title page "For / Ernest Rasdall / Out of series but / rather fun. I enjoyed writing it / from / Dennis Wheatley".
Stock code: 18185
£75
London: Hutchinson.
1962