First edition, first printing. Publisher's original red cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A near fine copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping at the spine tips, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents, with a small previous owner's address label to the front endpaper, are otherwise clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the bright original dustwrapper that is lightly rubbed at the spine tips and corners. Not price-clipped and in the first state (£1.50 net to the lower front flap).
A Miss Marple novel. The first edition was published in November 1971, the American edition followed later the same year. (Hubin; Wagstaff & Poole; Curran, John: The Hooded Gunman).
Stock code: 27705
£40