first edition
1948 · Philadelphia & New York
by Kyd, Thomas
Philadelphia & New York: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1948. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition, first impression. In publisher's original cloth-affect binding with titles in dark blue on the spine. Near Fine with spine lightly rolled, light toning to pages and light foxing to endsheets. In a Very Good+ unclipped dust jacket with rubbing to the rear panel, light edge wear with several tears and foxing. "The curtain is brought down so quickly that no one in the audience is aware that Lilith (the Bosom) Devine, star of the burlesque show, has been killed -- no one, that is, excepting Sam Phelan, the best detective on the police force, according to Chief Jones.
(Inventory #: 140940439)