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Published by Doubleday (Crime Club Selection), Garden City, New York, 1962
Seller: A Cappella Books, Inc., Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. This Crime Club Selection is usually described as a book club edition. And it is. Yet, it is also the true first hardcover edition of this 'chase & adventure' title with none of the usual lesser qualities of Book Club editions, such as lower quality production, small size, or grey, washed out letters or lack of quality cloth covers. Octavo. Red cloth with black lettering along spine edge. Jacket design of Jeong Moy. Heavy wear along edges & folds of jacket. Creasing & wear along folds. Long -- three inches -- tear along front flap fold. Flap is not clipped. Light tanning to end papers. Tight binding. Spine is leaning slightly. Foxing/dust staining top & bottom textblock edges. Likewise foxing along deckled fore-edge. [210 pages].