Leslie Charteris — Thanks to the Saint

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1958 . First edition. Cloth. A wonderfully bright, first edition of this intriguing collection of short stories featuring Leslie Charteris' debonair hero, Simon Templar. First UK edition. Published in the US a year prior. An excellent example, bound in the publisher's cloth with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. A collection of six short stories featuring Simon Templar, or "The Saint", a charming Robin Hood-like figure known for his ability to solve mysteries and enforce what is right. This collection contains "The Bunco Artists", "The Happy Suicide", "The Good Medicine", "The Unescapable Word", "The Perfect Sucker" and "The Careful Terrorist". Written by British-Chinese author of adventure fiction, Leslie Charteris, best known for his 'The Saint' series. Bound in the publisher's cloth with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with the odd mark to cloth. Dust wrapper is also very smart, with light edge wear, rubbing to the joints and a few marks. Pen mark to front flyleaf. Light spotting to fore edge and the first few pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.