The Scene of the Crime
Publication: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1961. First US edition.
Notes: An Inspector West mystery about a jeweler who turns to theft and murder. Originally published in the UK.
192 pages.
Edition + Condition: First American edition (first printing with an "A" code on the copyright page). A fine, tight copy in a very near dust jacket with a short tear at the front flap.
From the collection of James Strand, with his posthumous estate bookplate. Strand, best known for his Lovecraft collection, bought mysteries like this one new in the late 1950s and 1960s.
Item No: #366024
Price: $75
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