G-Man at the Yard & Three Short Stories. [FOUR SQUARE - 658.] (A Lemmy Caution novel.)

UK,12mo p/back,1st edn thus. [First published in UK, London by Todd Publishing Group,1953 as 8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn. This listing though an early reprint,as such,is still a first edn thus,from this publisher.] Owner's handwritten ink name+address to title page but no price removal (2/6) from front's sharp-cornered,vibrant colour artwork by Roger Hall,illustrated card cover.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,colour artwork illustrated front cover with capitalised white-lettered author's name,other yellow-lettering to title and strap-line and publisher's capitalised white-lettered+illustrated colophon to top.left-hand corner of cover; a sunned/faded (or possibly not!) orange spine/backstrip with white small panels at head+foot of same - book's black number at foot and publisher's capitalised black lettered+orange+white illustrated colophon at head; orange remainder of spine with capitalised black-lettered title+author name and reading creases; white background rear cover with author's thumbnail b/w contemporary b/w portrait photograph and black-lettered blurb about author and his works with other red-lettered author name and book's title. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present - book with a slight lean to the right.Top+ fore-edges with ubiquitous age-acquired ageing/toning; contents bright tight,clean other than light page-edge toning - no foxing and no dog-ear reading creases to any ages' corner tips. UK,12mo p/back,1st edn thus,5-154pp [paginated] includes main title story (5-96pp),also contains 3 short stories 'Cocktail Party' (1948) - 97-119pp, 'The Arrest' - 120-130pp, and 'Cocktail for Cupid' (1948) - 131-154pp respectivey; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,and to the rear,6pp publisher's advertisement for other author's works/titles. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in a likewise condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 60+ year-old age and nature, i.e. an ephemeral p/back. It is only the minimal faults described that prevents a slightly higher overall grading.Despite them,it really is still an exceptional, example for its completeness,brightness and lack of major detracting faults. A British crime writer/novelist's fiction featuring Lemmy Caution and 3 short stories. Roger Hall painted the cover for the Pan paperback edition of Fleming's 'Casino Royale', which was the firstJames Bond paperback and the first depiction of Bond on a book cover. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **