Taylor (Phoebe Atwood) Octagon House:
£525
An Asey Mayo Mystery. First UK edition.
London. Collins, 1938
The first novel by the author to be published by Collins Crime Club. Featuring Taylor’s ‘Codfish Sherlock’ detective, Asey Mayo, introduced in The Cape Cod Mystery (1931). Very scarce in the dust-jacket.
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VG+/VG: Book has neat dedication to front end paper; wrapper has minor edge wear and is price clipped.
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