Elmore Leonard — Fifty-Two Pickup
London, Secker & Warburg, 1974 . First edition. Cloth. A fine first UK edition of Elmore Leonard's hard-boiled detective tale. The first UK edition, first impression of this work.In the publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper.A thrilling crime novel from Leonard, who at the time was best known for his westerns.In this tale, Leonard follows a respectable Detroit businessman's dealings with a trio of blackmailers who have captured his infidelities on film. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine, with minor shelf wear to spine tail. Dust wrapper exceptionally bright, with faint horizontal fold to wrap head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.
