Jekyll, Alias Hyde - Hardcover

JEKYLL, ALIAS HYDE (First edition - first printing)

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. First printing of the true first edition. ***A near fine copy in black cloth-covered boards with silver titles to the spine. The boards are clean and unmarked, Head and tail of spine slightly creased. Corners sharp. The page block edges are lightly tanned but clean. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions, just a small owner's book sticker on the front free endpaper. No creases or tears. Spine tight. ***In a very good colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £9.95 net. The dustwrapper is only very slightly rubbed and creased at the extremities - a little creasing at the top of the front panel near the spine. No tears or chips. No fading to the red colour on the spine. Dustwrapper bright. ***224 pages. 206mm x 135mm.***'Did the story of the supernatural transformation serve merely to cover actual blackmail and murder? Scotland Yard's Inspector Swain (of Belladonna & The Ripper's Apprentice) is turned loose on the case with the assistance of the portly & sceptical Sergeant Lumley". (Quote taken from the front flap of the dustwrapper. ***A fine first edition of interest to collectors of Victorian period English crime novels. The third in the Inspector Swain series of Victorian crime novels. ***This copy has a small typo on the printer's page, giving the ISBN as 023345782x rather than the correct 033345782x! We also have a copy of Donald Thomas' ''The Ripper's Apprentice" published in 1986. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Artikel-Nr. 5773r

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