Old Hall, New Hall

A superb copy of this exciting Michael Innes detective novel, twice signed by the author. Signed by the author to the title page, and additionally to the recto of the front endpaper, "Inscribed for Michael Jacobs of the University of Leicester with the best wishes of the author 1979".The second edition.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.A brilliant mystery tale by Michael Innes, pseudonym of J. I. M. Stewart. The plot takes place at a Queen Anne mansion, New Hall, and, three miles away, a Georgian one, Old Hall.Also published as 'A Question of Queens'. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper is smart, with very light edge wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine.