The Singapore Exile Murders
New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company Inc., 1939. Octavo, original black cloth with red illustration and lettering on spine, [x], 272 pp. Rubbed at spine ends, some browning throughout as expected for this type of publication, hinge split but firm, otherwise a good copy in dust-jacket. First edition. Published for The Crime Club. Major Hugh North makes his first appearance in this crime fiction series. Upon the disappearance of Captain Melville in Singapore, a man who had perfected a new metal called "Melvillite" and which constituted a discovery of great importance for the military but also of terrific value in case of war, North is sent to investigate all too aware he isn't the only one looking for Melville; foreign nations are ready to do whatever it takes to get their hands on the "Melvillite" formula. Item #5014
Price (AUD): $900.00