signed first edition
1979 · New York
by DEXTER, Colin
New York: St. Martin's Press, 1979. First American Edition. First Printing. Octavo (20.5cm); blue paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; [8],9-256pp. A bookplate signed by the author is loosely laid in. Tiny ink initials to upper rear endpaper, a few tiny spots of foxing to right edge of textblock, else very Near Fine. Dustjacket is unclipped (priced $9.95), with a tiny chip to crown, and some trivial foxing along the upper edge on verso; Near Fine. The fourth volume in the author's Inspector Morse series. (Inventory #: 62240)