GREEN TALONS
first edition
1931 · Indianapolis
by Rodda, Percival Charles, writing as "Gavin Holt.
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, 1931. Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1-10] 11-340 [341-348: blank] [note: first two and last four leaves are blanks], original purple cloth, spine and front panels stamped in green. First U.S. edition. A novel of intrigue in which Professor Luther Bastion tracks an international arch-criminal, The Hawk. Hubin (1994), p. 410. A bright, near fine copy in good pictorial dust jacket with with some wear and shallow chipping at edges and several internal tape mends. (#80561) (Inventory #: 80561)