First edition, first printing. Publisher's original black cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in the Derek Colligan illustrated dustwrapper. A fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the fine original dustwrapper that is without fading, loss or tears. Not price-clipped (£18.99 net to the lower front flap).
A collection of twenty-five short stories, the first twelve of which feature Inspector Petrella. With an introduction by John Cooper.
Stock code: 27726
£100
London: Robert Hale.
2007