Panic Party

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1934. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's light blue cloth, black lettering to the front board and spine. An excellent near fine copy (without the discolouration and mottling so often seen with H & S blue cloth first editions of this period) with clean contents and no previous owner's inscriptions. In the VERY RARE D/W priced 7/6 net to the spine (as called for). The D/W is a bright and attractive example with a touch of fraying at the spine tips but with no loss. The rear flap is blind-stamped: The Circulating Library Harrods Ltd SW1. The rear flap is creased with minor chipping and with a couple of closed tears. One of the rarest Berkeley first editions from the 1930's in our experience. The dark pink/red D/W "shows Guy Pidgeon's body falling backwards over a cliff silhouetted against the moon and framed by trees" (Cooper and Pike). Rare. Photographs/scans available upon request.