Andrew Taylor — The Mortal Sickness

England, Scorpion Press, 1995. Leather. A fine limited edition of this novel in the Lydmouth series, signed by the author. Limited edition. Number 40 of 75 copies in a special binding signed by the author. This is the second work in Taylor's Lydmouth series, following Detective Chief Inspector Richard Thornhill and journalist Jill Francis after the shocking murder of a spinster in the parish. Written by Andrew Taylor, a British crime and historical fiction writer, known for the Lydmouth series, the Roth trilogy and his best-selling 'The American Boy' and 'The Ashes of London&apos. With an appreciation by H. R. F. Keating. In the original blue quarter crushed morocco binding with marbled boards. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine .