THE DOUBLE CRIME J. JEFFERSON FARJEON VINTAGE 1953 1ST ED COLLINS CLUB SCARCE
Item History & Price
First Edition. Published by Collins Crime Club, London, 1953. Octavo Hardback, with Dustjacket. Red cloth. Measures approx. 7.5" x 5" (19.5cm x 12.75cm). 192pp.
Dustjacket showing small loss to head and tail of spine, with small patch of surface loss to top right of upper panel, two circa 1cm closed edge tears and some general rubbing and scuffing. Rear white panel has a stain at upper fore corner and some smaller marking commensurate with age.... Not price-clipped. Jacket since housed in a removable protective mylar sleeve. A little relatively light foxing to closed edges. Contents clean and bright nonetheless. Remains a very good original example of this hard-to-find work. Please see photos for further detail.
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