Ruth Rendell — The Speaker of Mandarin
London, Hutchinson, 1983. First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition Inspector Wexford novel, a gripping murder mystery, signed by the author. The first edition, first impression.Signed by the author to the title page.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.'The Speaker of Mandarin' is the twelfth of Ruth Rendell's novels to feature her popular Inspector Wexford.This novel sees Wexford return to Kingsmarkham after a holiday to China, only to be tasked with investigating the murder of a tourist. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Dust wrapper is smart, though the spine is sunned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.
