THE LIGHT WENT OUT: The Life of Patrick Hamilton.

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original blue and purple speckled cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. An excellent near fine copy, the binding firm and square, with bumping and rubbing to the spine ends. The contents, with some light toning to all edges of the text block, are otherwise clean throughout and free from inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the rubbed and creased dustwrapper, that is lightly faded around the panel edges and has a few residue marks to the front panel, but is otherwise free from loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£2.50 net to the front flap). Uncommon

From the library of the Edgar and CWA Diamond Dagger Award winning author Martin Edwards, with his penciled signature to the endpaper. A biography of Patrick Hamilton, written by his brother, who provides an intimate look on the life of the novelist and playwright.