Published by Herbert Jenkins, London, 1934
Seller: Lycanthia Rare Books, Newark, NOTTS, United Kingdom
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Jacket artwork by Vernon Soper. (illustrator). First edition. First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7/6. A crime thriller about a man wrongfully convicted who escapes custody to seek justice against those who framed him - a gripping moral and suspense tale. Cloth slightly bumped at spine ends and edges; jacket with some wear, notably around spine. Book.
First edition; 8vo; light spotting to prelims, light partial toning to half-title, some splitting at foot of gutter; publisher's orange cloth, titles to spine and covers black, front hinge split, spine faded, edges spotted, with the original dust-jacket, later issue with '3/6' price sticker on spine, rubbed and somewhat soiled, chips and creasing along edges, some textual loss to title on spine, splits and tears repaired on verso, else very good. First edition of this mystery novel.