The Bigger They Come

New York: Pocket Books, 1943. 1st Paperback Edition. Soft cover. Very Good/Near Fine. Vintage Paperback Pocket Books 228. Beautiful Unread First Paperback Printing, September, 1943. No cover price. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. or page toning. Some quite shallow surface creasing and dog-ear to top page corners. Fresh and bright with no chipping or tears. Though not marked in any way, this came directly from the library of H. Lawrence Hoffman who illustrated the front cover. A very pretty collectable copy of the first Bertha Cool & Donald Lam mystery and the first title published using this Gardner pseudonym. An uncommon printing as are all of the early printings and quite scarce in such high-grade condition.