BURTON, MILES
Early Morning Murder
Crime Club, London: 1945
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Original red cloth, lettered in black to the spine. 8vo-191,[1]pp. A clean, bright and solid copy. The dust jacket is price-clipped but remains clean and bright. Near Fine / Very Good.
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