Hume (Fergus) The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
£125
London, The Leisure Library, n.d. [?1940s].
Leisure Library edition. 8vo. Original red boards. Dust-jacket, stating ’51st Thousand’.
Set in Melbourne, Australia, this mystery novel revolves around the investigation of a homicide after a body is discovered in a hansom cab. The narrative delves into the city’s social class divisions as the plot unfolds.
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Some tanning to text-block; slight softening and sunning to head of spine; jacket with some chipping and wear to spine ends and fore-corners, otherwise very good.
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