DEAD ON THE TRACK
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1943. First U.S. Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 272 pages; G+/G+; red spine with black and off-white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; marked shelfwear and rubbing to the jacket; small open tear near the top of the jacket on the front; marked chipping and closed tears to the head and tail of the spine; minor creasing to the right of the spine; 0.5 in. long closed tear to the left of the spine near the tail; significant soiling to the back of the jacket; some foxing/spotting to the inside of the DJ at the back; minor tearing to the corners of the jacket flaps; marked creasing and chipping to the jacket flaps; price is clipped; marked soiling to the edges of the text block; fore edge of the text block is deckled; spine is slightly cocked; marked damage to the front and back paste downs; blind stamped by previous owner on the ffep and on a blank leaf just before the bfep; inked by previous owner on the ffep verso; gutter starting to split at title page; minor soiling to the pages throughout; shelved in Case 6. More