Margery Allingham — Coroner&Apos;S Pidgin

London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1945. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Margery Allingham"s atmospheric wartime Campion mystery, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original black cloth binding.  First edition.  Complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper.  The twelfth novel in the Albert Campion series, in which Campion returns to London after several years engaged upon a secret mission overseas.  Margery Allingham (1904-1966) was an English crime novelist and one of the celebrated "Queens of Crime" of the Golden Age.  In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light staining to upper hinge. Slight shelf wear to extremities. Dust wrapper, a little worn. Loss to lower three inches to tail of spine; slight loss to head. Edge wear to extremities resulting in the odd small chip, closed tear, and crease. Slight fading to extremities and spine. Light soiling to wraps with the odd light handling mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to fore edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Good.