First UK edition, 220pp.+[i], some spotting to fore-edges and endpapers, original cloth, some very minor soiling, dust-jacket, slightly chipped and marked, light browning to spine.
King (Frank) Crooks’ Cross.
£135
Featuring the Dormouse.
First UK edition. Robert Hale Ltd, 1943.
A ‘Dormouse’ thriller.
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