Pierre Audemars — Now Dead Is Any Man

London, John Long, 1978. First edition. Cloth. The twenty-first of Pierre Audemars' Monsieur Pinaud mystery novels, a lovely first edition copy inscribed byt he author. Author's presentation copy, inscribed to the recto of the front endpaper, 'To Gerald Austin, in appreciation, twenty-one years later! P. Audemars, Feb 6th 1978&apos. Austin was the dedicatee of Audemars' next novel, 'A Sad and Savage Dying&apos.The first edition, first impression, with no subsequent printings listed.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. The twenty-first novel, in Pierre Audemars' mystery series featuring his detective Monsieur Pinaud. 'Now Dead is Any Man' begins with a murdered body being discovered in the River Seine, beginning a series of mysterious events which Monsieur Pinaud has to solve.Audemars published a total of twenty-seven Monsieur Pinaud novels, publishing from 1958 to 1985. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, fine. Author's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is very lightly edge worn with a few minor spots. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.