First edition, first printing. Publisher's original orange cloth with black titles to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. An excellent near fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth fresh and bright. The contents with a previous owner's bookplate and shelf stamp to the front pastedown and his ownership inscription at the head of the title page are otherwise clean and bright throughout. Top edge of the closed text block a little dusty. Complete with the scarce dustwrapper that is rubbed and nicked at the spine tips and corners. With the publisher's printed price of 7/6 net to the spine, covered with a 2/6 net paper label (for export sale).
A novel of fraud and murder aboard ship.
Stock code: 20173
£145