A POCKET FULL OF RYE

First edition, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth with black titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with some bumping and light fading at the spine tips, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are spotted to the text block edge and margins throughout. Complete with the lightly rubbed dustwrapper that is somewhat toned and spotted to the rear panel and has a thin vertical burn to the front flap, and a couple of pieces of tape to the underside at the spine tips. Not price-clipped (10s 6d net to the lower front flap).

A Miss Marple mystery. The first edition was published in the UK on 9th November 1953, the American edition was issued early the following year. (Hubin; Wagstaff & Poole; Curran, John: The Hooded Gunman).