A DRAM OF POISON
London: Peter Davies Ltd., 1956. First U.K. Edition. Sharp copy of this early novel by Armstrong, set in a small southern California college, where an absent-minded professor misplaces a container of poison, which involves a score of unrelated people in a frantic search. Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel in 1957. Hubin, p.14; Baird 75. Item #7413
First Impression. Octavo (19cm); turquoise cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [4],5-220,[4]pp. Small contemporary owner's ink name and date at upper margin of title page, else Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced 12s.6d. net), with a hint of sunning to spine, a few pinpoint rubbed spots to spine ends, and two spots of dust-soil to front joint.
Price: $450.00