The Devil Was Handsome

by Maurice Procter

£75 · Offered by Adrian Harrington Rare Books

London: Hutchinson, 1961. Mystery novel FIRST UK EDITION, first impression. Octavo 19 x 13cm , pp.208. Publisher's black cloth with red and white titles to spine, dust-jacket designed by William Randell, priced 13/6. Contents clean and fresh, neat single name 'Webster' to endpaper, bright jacket with virtually no wear, minor dustiness to rear. Police procedural novel featuring Detective Chief Inspector Harry Martineau of the Granchester City Police, written

• Printing: first

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