Johnston (Madeleine) Comets Have Long Tails
£95
London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1939.
First UK edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
The plot involves the death of the Chinese ward of a well-known socialite and jade collector (Mrs. Allison), which brings under suspicion the Police Commissioner.
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Some light foxing; jacket price-clipped, edge wear, loss to spine head.
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