VERDICT OF TWELVE

by Raymond Postgate

$1,250 · Offered by Captain Ahab's Rare Books

New York: The Crime Club / Doubleday, Doran and Co., 1940. First American Edition. Sharp copy of the English author's first novel, set in late 1930s England and centered around the trial of a middle-aged widow accused of poisoning her nephew. Her trial is seen through the eyes of each of the twelve jurors, who weight the evidence for themselves as they try to reach a unanimous verdict. A success upon publication, with a

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