Reeves (Robert) Dead and Done For
£495
London, Cassell, 1940.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, correctly priced at 7/6.
The first UK appearance of Cellini Smith, by one of the best of the Black Mask authors Robert Reeves: “Cellini solved the case, but too late to do some people any good. By the time Cellini got through there were other corpses…” (jacket blurb). An attractive jacket.
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