NEVER SHOOT A LADY

First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original blue cloth with black titles to the spine, in the pictorial dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with some bumping to the spine tips, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents with mild spotting to the prelims, more so to the closed text block edge, are otherwise clean throughout and without previous owners' marks. Complete with the rubbed, nicked and spotted dustwrapper that has splits at the top and bottom edges of the upper spine fold and a small hole to the rear spine fold. Not price-clipped (8/6 net to the lower front flap). A scarce title, especially so signed.

Inscribed by the author in blue ink on the front endpaper "To Florrie / with all good wishes / from the author / Edgar Hale / 16.10.47". The third (of seven) crime novels written by the mysterious Edgar Hale, of which little is known, and the second to feature Detective Inspector Michael 'Micky' Regan, of Scotland Yard. (Hubin).