Ruth Rendell — Murder Being Once Done
London, Hutchinson, 1972. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition copy of Ruth Rendell's seventh Inspector Wexford novel. The first edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'Murder Being Once Done' is the seventh of Ruth Rendell's novels to feature her popular Inspector Wexford.This novel sees Wexford take a break to convalesce in London. However, his rest does not last long, as his detective nephew asks for his aid in solving the case of a young girl's body found in a Gothic tomb in a London cemetery. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Light bumping to the head of the spin. A few light marks to the cloth. Minor edge wear to the dust wrapper, and a few light marks to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.
