Wallace (Edgar) The Devil Man.
£188
London, Collins Crime Club, 1931
First edition. 8vo. 2pp. advertisements. Original dark orange cloth blocked in black. Dust-jacket spine priced 3/6, with further 1/- sticker.
‘The name “Charles Pearce”…to whisper it after dark is to start a horde of wild imagings…all that makes the flesh creep and the hair stand on end…a repulsive creature to look upon; a colossal braggart; a gifted musician; a murderer – a dwarf in stature and a Samson in strength; the perfect burglar; and a man with an irresistible attraction for women…’ (publisher’s blurb).
A very good first edition in early issue jacket with the sinister artwork by V. Asta bright and clean to upper panel.
In stock
Light spotting to early pages and extremities of text-block; small mark to upper fore-corner of upper cover, otherwise VG+; dust-jacket very slightly tanned to spine with some spotting visible to lower panel, slightly rubbed at spine ends and corners, overall VG-.
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