A. A. Fair [Erle Stanley Gardner] — You Can Die Laughing
London, Heinemann, 1958. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first UK edition of this 'Cool and Lam' detective novel, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The scarce first UK edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. The sixteenth novel in the 'Cool and Lam' mystery series by American author Erle Stanley Gardner, centring on a fictional private detective firm ran by Bertha Cool and Donald Lam.This instalment sees Donald clash with a client, with whom he has a written contract to locate a certain woman. He thinks the client is lying to him, but takes the case. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with very minimal shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is smart, with sunning to the spine and edge wear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.
