Hocking, Anne

Deadly is the Evil Tongue

New York: The Crime Club - Doubleday & Co., 1940. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good / Very Good. Item #016522

8vo., 277pp. Sharp Stated First Edition of this quite scarce mystery. Bound in red cloth with titles in red upon a black background on the spine. Slight lean. Mild wear to spine ends and tips. Offsetting to gutters and paste-downs. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($2.00), has wear to spine ands and tips with a small chip to the crown. Rubbing to front fold. Still fresh and bright with no creases, or tears. A pretty collectable copy and tough to find in any condition, and almost impossible in dust-jacket.

Price: $395.00