Nichols (Fan) The Loner
£75
London, T.V. Boardman, 1957.
First edition, UK issue. 8vo. Original boards. Dust-jacket, priced 10s6d.
A hardboiled/noir mystery novel issued as part of Boardman’s American Bloodhound series (No. 140), which reprinted or published British first editions of American crime fiction throughout the 1950s.
In stock
Minor mottling to boards, bumped at head of spine; jacket with wear to edges, some minor loss.
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