HOLY DISORDERS.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1945. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-175 [176: blank], cloth. First edition. The second Gervase Fen novel. Murder in a small English town, perhaps involving a coven of witches or German spies. "...if one accepts the books in the spirit in which they were written, they are splendid examples of the detective story as great entertainment. The amuse, they shock and they surprise." - Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 255-257. [Reference: Hubin, p. 200]. Small neat inked name and date to upper front free end paper, mild toning to end papers and text block, a very good copy in a good to very good dust jacket with overall soiling and darkening, chips with loss to corner tips and spine ends, ring stains to lower front panel. (30924). Item #30924
Price: $150.00