THE LADY IN THE LAKE

First UK edition, first printing. Publisher's original yellow cloth with red titles to the spine, in the Norman Reeves illustrated dustwrapper. A superb fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the very good or better rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has tiny chips to the spine tips and fold corners and a short closed tear to the upper panel. Not price-clipped (8s 6d net to the front flap). An attractive example, somewhat scarcer than the preceding American edition.

The basis for the 1947 film noir starring Robert Montgomery (who also directed), Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Tom Tully, Leon Ames and Jayne Meadows. (Bruccoli A4.2a; Hubin).