Pseudonym Vickers William Edward (2 results)

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. [Crime/thriller anthology] FIRST THUS. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.191 [1]. Publisher's blue cloth, gilt titles to spine. With the typographic dust-jacket. Occasional light spotting/marking throughout, mostly internally clean. Jacket price-clipped to front flap. Some soiling to bottom of cloth/jacket. Edges toned. Jacket moderately toned and marked. Mild shelfwear. Very good. With contributions from Julian Symons, Michael Gilbert, Berkely Mather, and more.

First edition in book form, first printing. Publisher's original orange cloth, with black titles and illustration to the spine, in dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding square and firm with a little bumping to the spine ends and corners, the cloth is bright and fresh. The contents, with a previous owner's bookplate and shelf stamp to the front pastedown and his ownership name and date at the top of the title page, are toned to the endpapers and foxed to the text block edge. Complete with the rubbed, nicked and creased dustwrapper, that has a few short closed tears and light fading to the spine, but is otherwise bright and free from loss. Correctly priced 7/6 net to the spine. An attractive example. A scarce Hubin listed mystery novel from the prolific author and [later] Detection Club member. Previously serialised in magazine form between 26 November 1928 and 14 January 1929 under the title 'If Love Should Change'. Widower Adela Carvel, discovers that Jackson, of Jackson's night club, is in fact her husband who she thought had drowned. (Hubin) Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.