Jacobs (T.C.H., pseud. Jacques Pendower) Appointment with the Hangman
£150
London, Stanley Paul, 1936.
First edition, early reissue stating ‘3rd thousand’ on title-page. 8vo. Original brown cloth. Dust-jacket, with overlaid price-sticker ‘4/-‘ to spine.
Early printing of this hard-to-find crime thriller, especially tricky in equally coeval jacket.
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Book in very good condition; jacket a little rubbed and creased near edges with a little minor chipping, but overall very good.
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