first edition
1948 · New York
by Baker, Frank
New York: Coward-McCann, 1948. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First U.S. edition. Psychological suspense novel about a playwright's boyhood friend, a bully, a killer, and the "only person" he has "ever really loved." Baker had a recurrent interest in the theme of ominous male friendships. This novel carries flattering blurbs by James Hilton and Oliver La Farge. Not in Hubin (1994). A very good copy in very good dust jacket with shelf wear at edges. (#132068) (Inventory #: 132068)