The Deadly Percheron -
John Franklin Bardin
1947 - Victor Gollancz Ltd, London - First English Edition
A clean sharp copy in a fine and thus rare example of the delicate Gollancz dust jacket.
The first of Bardin’s acclaimed trilogy, which was followed by ‘The Last of Philip Banter’ and ‘Devil Take the Blue-Tail Fly’. Published in New York the previous year by Dodd, Mead & Company.
Thin octavo (book size 18.8x12.9cm), pp. [2] 192. In publisher’s blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Dust jacket priced ‘8/6 NET’ to spine. Condition: Fine with the exception of a hint of fading to the spine, in fine dust jacket Ref: 110395 Price: HK$ 2,500
The first of Bardin’s acclaimed trilogy, which was followed by ‘The Last of Philip Banter’ and ‘Devil Take the Blue-Tail Fly’. Published in New York the previous year by Dodd, Mead & Company.
Thin octavo (book size 18.8x12.9cm), pp. [2] 192. In publisher’s blue cloth, spine lettered in gilt. Dust jacket priced ‘8/6 NET’ to spine. Condition: Fine with the exception of a hint of fading to the spine, in fine dust jacket Ref: 110395 Price: HK$ 2,500