Murder in the Stratosphere.

£750 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

First edition of this crime novel set in a gigantic balloon twenty miles above the earth. John Laurence Pritchard (1885-1968) was a mathematician and author, who also published some books on aeronautics under his full name. First edition; 8vo; 8pp publisher's ads at end, some toning to text block, light spotting to prelims and edges; publisher's black cloth, red lettering to spine, spine slightly cocked, extremities slightly rubbed, with the original unclipped pictorial dust-jacket by Narraway, spine sunned, a few chips to corners and spine ends, lightly rubbed, else very good.

• Binding: Hardcover

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