Speak Devil by Carr John Dickson, Signed (1 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A scarce first edition copy of this play script by John Dickson Carr, a mysterious tale, signed by the publisher. The first edition of this scarce work, of which only one thousand copies were printed.Signed by the publisher to the recto of the front endpaper, 'The first printing of the first Crippen + Landru book, Douglas G. Greene - publisher'.A never before published play by John Dickson Carr, 'Speak of the Devil' is set in 1815, following a Captain as he attends a ball before fighting in Waterloo, meeting a beautiful young woman who asks for his help before promptly disappearing, leaving behind only a miniature portrait of herself.This play was produced for the radio by the BBC in 1941 in eight parts. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, fine. Light spots to the fore edge. Publisher's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. signed by author. book.