Hamilton (Bruce) Too Much of Water
£225
London, The Cresset Press, 1958.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original baords. Dust-jacket, priced 15/- (though scored out by hand and changed to 2/6).
Set aboard a small passenger ship sailing from Liverpool to Barbados, the novel presents a series of fatal “accidents” among a mixed group of passengers, investigated by an amateur sleuth, a middle-aged conductor named Edgar Cantrell.
In stock
Boards slightly softened at head of spine, overall very good; jacket rubbed at extremities, a couple of small closed tears, but otherwise very good.
Jacket design initialled ‘HW’.
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