Death Editor by Loder Vernon (5 results)

Trade paperback edition, published by Oreon, 2022. First published in 1931, Inspector Brews is investigating the murder of the Chief Editor of The Daily Record. 241 pages, 6" X 9". This copy is a UK printing. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. Not a remainder, not a library discard copy. One slight crease to the bottom left corner of the back cover. Edges of the text block are clean. Attached photos are of the copy we have in our inventory.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Stated fifth printing from April 1935. (1st was March 1931). Book is in Very Good condition. Boards are lightly soiled and stained, and spine is faded (see scan). Pages are clean throughout with no marks, rips, tears or writing. No signatures or inscriptions. Book comes with a facsimile copy of the correct dustjacket for this printing, which comes wrapped in a brodart protector.

Original Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Cover corners minutely worn.

8vo. [6], 312 pp. Illust. title page as newspaper front page article. Red publisher's cloth, black illust. of desk, lettering (minor shelfwear, very faint foxing to lower fore-edge, slight bumping to couple corners), w/ d.j. vivid Art Deco cover art of corpse behind a desk by Gorske (minor chipping head & foot of spine, edgewear, minor creasing, couple minor closed tears, minor soiling), still VG/G copy. First American edition of this very rare Inspector Brews mystery as he works to solve the murder of newspaper editor, Hay Smith at the estate of Sir James Sitheby. Vahey (1881-1938) was a prolific Anglo-Irish author who also published mysteries and suspense titles under the pseudonyms of Henrietta Clandon, John Haslette, Anthony Lang, John Mowbray, Walter Proudfoot, and George Varney.