Mystery in Red

Grierson, Francis D.

Published by The Crime Club - Collins, London, 1931

About this Item

No stated date but believed to be 1931. Presumed first edition. 252pp. Francis D Grierson (1888-1972) was an Irish-born soldier, lawyer, journalist and author, in active service during World War One. His book were published in both the UK and the USA and he is best known for detective fiction, much of it assembled in series including the Inspector Slim and Professor Wells sequence and the successor Chief Inspector George Muir and Superintendent Andrew Ash sequences. This is one of hin non-series crime mysteries, featuring Sir Andrew Greshame of Scotland Yard. The book is bound in the original green boards with black titling on the spine and front board. The case of the book is in good to very good condition with shelf wear and light soiling on the boards. The spine is damaged with bumping to the spine ends with some damage at the top of the spine and splitting down parts of the front and rear spine edges. A previous owner has carried out a home repair by glueing parts of the spine directly onto the text block. The contents are tight and clean apart rrom a few light marks and some foxing to the first few pages, including some light foxing on the title-page. There are no blank free endpapers, apparently as issued, and there is partiall splitting down down the spine edge between the rear fixed endpaper and last page. There is some blue scribbling on the half-title page (acting as the front free endpaper) but no inscription. Seller Inventory # gLitGrierson01

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mystery in Red

Publisher: The Crime Club - Collins, London

Publication Date: 1931

Binding: Green Hardback

Condition: Good

Edition: Presumed First Edition