Harropian Books

[Crime Club] The Needle's Kiss

Small, Austin J.

Garden City, NY: The Crime Club, Inc. by Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1929. Artwork - credited to "HD" First American Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Stated first edition w. "1929" printed on title page. Black cloth over boards, title and Crime Club logo stamped in red onto upper board and spine, 12mo (7-7/16 inches tall), pp. [6], 312, [1 - ads, 1 - blank]. Volume with wear and fading to boards, a bump to upper corner of spine (w. matching small chip from DJ), ffep neatly excised, toning and a few minor stains to text block. Price-intact DJ with light soil and creasing along top edge, fading to spine panel w. red text barely visible, shallow chips at head of spine w. an 1-1/2 inch closed tear at top inner corner of back panel near spine. A tough Crime Club jacket to find in decent condition. Near Very Good / Near Very Good. Item #3305

Danger from the "Yellow Peril" and the "Diabolically cruel and diabolically clever" head of a dope-smuggling ring keeps Scotland Yard busy in this early Crime Club mystery.

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