THE DEAD MAN'S CHEST ...
New York: William Godwin, Inc., [1934]. Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v [vi] 7-288, publisher's blue cloth stamped in black, top edge stained orange. First edition, U.S. issue. The American issue comprising the UK sheets with Godwin cancel title page and Godwin binding. Adventure novel featuring Rex Coulson set in the South Seas concerning a quest for a dead man's chest which contains an important document. [Reference: Hubin (1994), p. 547]. Mild rubbing at spine ends, a clean, tight, very good or better copy in pictorial dust jacket priced $2.00. The jacket is heavily reinforced on the inside with brown paper tape. Externally, the jacket is lovely. From the library of a well-known mystery writer with his library stamp on the front paste-down. An uncommon book rare in jacket. (33957). Item #33957
Price: $2,750.00