SIX AGAINST THE YARD

London: Selwyn & Blount, 1936. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First edition, first issue. Original salmon-pink cloth with black titles to the spine. Selwyn & Blount Spring List for 1936 at the rear of the book (as called for). A VG copy with offsetting to both sets of end-papers, foxing to the early/late pages of the book, the cloth however is clean and the binding square. In the RARE D/W (designed by Youngman Carter) priced 7/6 net to the spine (as called for). The cream portion of the spine is darkened and there is shallow chipping at the head and tail of the spine (not affecting any lettering). The darkening to the spine has affected the pink spine lettering which is just visible. Elsewhere the D/W is creased and rubbed to the extremities. Rare in D/W. "Six stories each by a different author and each with a commentary by ex-Superintendent Cornish of the C.I.D. (Cooper & Pike). Scans invited. Haycraft Queen Cornerstone.