The Vesey Inheritance

Hardback, stated first American edition, in very good, clean, tight condition. 335 pages. Lilac boards with purple quarterbinding with gold gilt lettering on the front and spine, have very minor edgewear, slight fading at the top and bottom edges. Pictorial dust jacket is in good condition and mostly all intact. There are some small chips and tears, especially at the spine edges, and a large 1 1/2 inch tear at the top corner. Creasing and slight fading. Tonal discoloration on the inside of the jacket A mysterious legacy, a blood brother bent on revenge, a perilous labyrinth running from Windsor Court to the noisome alleys of London's underworld - here is a rich re-creation of the paradoxes of Victorian life.