1934 · New York
by FREEMAN, R. Austin [Dr. Richard Austin Freeman]
New York: Dodd, Mead, 1934. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19.5cm); blue cloth covered boards titled in black on the cover and spine; blue/gray topstain; red badge detective themed endpapers; 310pp. Sunning to the spine; former owner's bookplate (Philip N. Bridges) spine ends gently nudged; topstain slightly faded; Very Good+, lacking the dustjacket.
" A man falsely accused of murder tries to escape by assuming an identity which he then cannot shake off. Thorndyke does a cool job of solving both his predicaments." BARZUN & TAYLOR 893; HUBIN, p.157. (Inventory #: 53598)
" A man falsely accused of murder tries to escape by assuming an identity which he then cannot shake off. Thorndyke does a cool job of solving both his predicaments." BARZUN & TAYLOR 893; HUBIN, p.157. (Inventory #: 53598)