Steel (Kurt) Madman’s Buff
£95
London, Gerald G. Swan, 1945.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original blue cloth lettered in gilt. Dust-jacket, price-clipped.
A Hank Hyer Mystery.
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Gift inscription to preliminary leaf, otherwise a very good copy, in price-clipped dust-jacket with some creased and tears.
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