Description
First edition, first printing. Published by Jonathan Cape in London, 1978. This is a near fine copy. The dust wrapper, illustrated by Tom Adams, is atmospheric and, regarding condition, without flaws. Not price clipped, showing the original 3.95 net price. The boards are free from chips and marks and the text blocks are bright and clean. This copy is free from previous owners ink and is, overall, in near fine condition.
A Sherlock Holmes pastiche. The novel is an account of Holmes’s attempt to solve the Jack the Ripper murders. Holmes suspects the Ripper to be his nemesis, James Moriarty.
