Dark Crusade
signed first edition
1953 · Boston
by FOX, JAMES M
Boston: Little Brown, 1953. First Edition. Signed presentation copy, inscribed by the author: “For _____, in friendship, and with admiration for his capacity for taking pains. Palm Springs, 22 January, 1980. James M. Fox.” After the printed dedication which reads: “This book is for Raymond Chandler, who suggested it.” There is an asterix drawn in ink by the author which leads to the following line in the author’s hand: “The subject was suggested by R.C. in his letter to me of 4 January 1951.” A faint touch of aging to the pastedowns, else very good plus in a very good lightly used dust jacket with tiny bit of rubbing and edgewear. The front panel of the dust jacket is a graphic illustration of a man half-concealed in the shadows watching another man fall from a third story open window. (Inventory #: 9791E)