Cole, G. D. H; Cole, M.
Off With Her Head!
Leipzig; Albatross Crime Club, 1939: 1939
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FIRST EDITION. Octavo, pp. 252 [2]. Orange soft-cover. Creasing to spine, minor rubbing to both lower edges and lower spine. Ownership inscription to title page. The second outing of the Coles' detective, Inspector Fairford. Off With Her Head! takes place in a university where the decapitated head of a woman is found in a biscuit tin.
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