Creasey (John) Accident for Inspector West
£95
London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1957.
First edition. 8vo. Original green boards. Dust-jacket, correctly priced 12s6d.
A vicious killer on the rampage in London taxes the worthy Inspector West.
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Jacket artwork by C.H. Richard.
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