8vo, pp. 238. Original blue quarter boards, lettered in gilt on brown to spine. Author's initials blind stamped to front panel. Illustrated dust jacket, author's photographic portrait to rear flap. Ownership signature dated 31 December 1965 to front free endpaper, bookseller's label to rear pastedown, a near fine copy in a very good dust jacket with a little chipping to head of spine.
First edition. The thirteenth volume (of eighteen) in the author's Lew Archer series.