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First edition. Octavo, cloth. Inscribed and signed by Browne (signed as Howard "John Evan" Browne) on the front free end paper. The fourth Paul Pine novel. ".feature[s] Chicago private detective Paul Pine, one of the best of the plethora of tough-guy heroes from that era. Although the Pine novels are solidly in the tradition of Raynond Chandler, they have a complexity and character all their own and are too well crafted to be imitations." - Pronzini and Muller: 1001 Midnights: The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 96-97. [Reference: Hubin, p. 270]. Light damp stain to upper edges of early leaves, cloth is a bit grubby and gold lettering to front and spine dulled and tarnished, a good copy in a bright, nearly fine dust jacket with a touch of shelf wear to the corner tips. (30814).

First edition. Octavo, cloth. Inscribed and signed by Browne (signed as Howard "John Evan" Browne) on the front free end paper. The fourth Paul Pine novel. ".feature[s] Chicago private detective Paul Pine, one of the best of the plethora of tough-guy heroes from that era. Although the Pine novels are solidly in the tradition of Raynond Chandler, they have a complexity and character all their own and are too well crafted to be imitations." - Pronzini and Muller: 1001 Midnights: The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 96-97. [Reference: Hubin, p. 270]. Small circular stain to lower front cover, light wear to cloth at lower corner tips, a very good or better copy in a very good dust jacket with wear at the corner tips with minor loss to upper tips and a closed tear to the lower front tip, tiny closed tear to lower front panel, light wear to spine ends with a tiny chip at the upper left front corner at spine, the verso of the corners and spine ends have tape stains. (25258).