Frank King — The House of Sleep

London, Robert Hale, 1938. First edition. Cloth. A scarce 1930s mystery novel from 'Thriller Specialist' Frank King, in the original unclipped illustrated dust wrapper. The scarce first cheap edition of the work. A scarce and captivating mystery novel from Frank King. The first edition thus, this is the scarce first cheap edition. First published in 1934, this novel is scarce in all editions. In the brightly illustrated publisher's original price unclipped dust wrapper. A thrilling work of detective fiction, 'The House of Sleep' surrounds a mystery in which a dozen sleeping people are found in a lonely house.From a prolific mid twentieth century writer of detective and crime fiction. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with price unclipped dust wrapper. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with light marks to front board. Spotting to fore edge of back strip. Sunning to dust wrapper back strip, with chipping to back strip head and tail. Light edgewear to wrap perimeters, with tidemarks to reverse of dust wrapper to tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.