Rhode (John, pseud. Cecil Street) Dr. Priestley’s Quest
£250
London, Geoffrey Bles, 1935.
‘Popular Edition’, second printing. 8vo. Original orange cloth. Dust-jacket, with price-sticker ‘5/-‘ on spine.
A decent, early edition of this the second appearance of armchair detective Lancelot Priestley, who featured in a long-running series of novels during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.
In stock
Light toning to text-block, ink name to front free endpaper; cloth slightly sunned at spine ends; jacket with slight loss to spine ends and corners, some minor marking, but the upper panel complete and bright.
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