Corbett (James) The Air Killer
£295
London, Herbert Jenkins, 1941.
First edition. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.
‘”The case of the century” was how the Press described the weird mystery that centred around “The Bat” – a ghoul of the air who, in his efforts to perfect an almost incredible invention, swooped down to kill without mercy”. (jacket). A very good first edition, uncommon in the jacket.
In stock
Mild darkening to cloth extremities; jacket a little rubbed at extremities with minor chipping to corners.
Jacket artwork by Sears.
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