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First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Inscribed presentation copy. Publisher's original blue cloth blocked in yellow to the spine, in dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with just a little bumping at the spine tips, the cloth bright and fresh. The contents, heavily spotted to the prelims, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the good, rubbed, nicked and creased dustwrapper that has several tears and chips to the edges, mostly confined to the spine tips and corners, and some old repairs to the underside. Correctly priced 7/6 net to the lower spine. Scarce in dustwrapper.

Inscribed by the author in blue ink on the half title "An old friend / from a newer friend / who hopes to become / a much older friend / than Mr. P. himself / Day of publication / 2 July 1937". The first of nine novels to feature the wealthy and eccentric amateur detective Mr Pendlebury. (Hubin).