Berkeley (Anthony), Milward Kennedy, Gladys Mitchell, John Rhode, Dorothy L. Sayers, Helen Simpson. Ask a Policeman
£600
London, Arthur Barker Ltd., [1935].
First edition. 8vo. Original blue cloth lettered in red. Dust-jacket.
A very scarce work in the original dust-jacket, with a striking design by Gabriel. The work brings together some of the best known names in crime fiction. A newspaper proprietor dies in his study and an Archbishop is prime suspect. Four different writers (Helen Simpson, Gladys Mitchell, Anthony Berkeley & Dorothy L.Sayers) take on each others primary characters to solve the mystery, but the answer in the ends seems to be…ask a policeman. A great example of detective fiction, proving it is a genre not afraid to poke fun at itself.
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A Fine copy, in jacket with a few clean splits at corners, spine very slightly dulled, otherwise VG.
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