Patricia Wentworth — Ladies&Apos; Bane

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1954. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition copy of this thrilling Miss Maud Silver detective novel by Patricia Wentworth. The first edition.In the original price-clipped dust wrapper.A gripping Miss Maud Silver detective tale, in which the ex-governess turned P.I. is pulled into a mystery of a married woman who is secluded by her husband in an isolated house.By Patricia Wentworth, the pen-name for prolific crime fiction author Dora Amy Turnbull. She is best known for her thirty-two volume series featuring retired governess and professional P.I. Miss Maud Silver. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with only a few light marks to the boards. Odd spots to the fore edge. Edge wear to the dust wrapper, with small closed tears, including a larger tear to the tail of the front joint, and chips to the head and tail of the spine. Spine is a little sunned. Minor handling marks to the dust wrapper, and a few small damp stains to the reverse of the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.