Corbett (James) Who Was the Killer?
£295
London, Herbert Jenkins, 1939.
First edition. 8vo. Original dark orange cloth blocked in black. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 7/6.
Classic whodunnit murder-mystery by an author often better remembered for his spoonerisms and malapropisms, unfairly perhaps.
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Minor spotting to preliminary leaves, overall internally and externally very good! Jacket with some fraying and creasing at top edges.
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