Gluck (Sinclair) Death Comes to Dinner
£225
London, Mills & Boon, 1929.
First UK edition. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.
The first UK edition of this crime thriller; Mills & Boon today have a reputation for “romantic fiction”, but they were early champions of several subsequently famous authors, including Jack London and P.G. Wodehouse.
In stock
Jacket a little creased and chipped at edges, but overall VG.
Jacket artwork by Ogle.
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