Patricia Wentworth [Dora Amy Turnbull] — Out of the Past

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1955. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this thrilling mystery novel by crime writer Patricia Wentworth. First edition. Carmona Hardwick was spending the summer entertaining guests at the huge old house Great Uncle Octavius had left to her husband. When a young man's return upsets the guests, Hardwick finds herself with a murder case on her hands. Written by Dora Amy Turnbull, known by her pen name Patricia Wentworth, a British crime fiction writer. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with minor shelf wear and light sunning to the spine. The dust wrapper has been pasted to the book and is unable to be removed. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot. Light scattered spotting to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .