Elleston Trevor — The Billboard Madonna

London, Heinemann, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A superb signed first edition copy of Elleston Trevor's 'The Billboard Madonna', following a devastating hit and run. The first edition.Signed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, 'For Margaret and Robin Ward, with very good wishes - Elleston Trevor. Riviera Palace, Beausoleil, May 1960&apos.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. A departure from Elleston Trevor's typical Cold War thrillers, 'The Billboard Madonna' follows the memorialised fate of a beautiful young woman who is killed in a hit and run. The novel revolves around the American advertising world of the 1950s. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. Very minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Author's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Light spots to the endpapers. Dust wrapper with minor edge wear, with two neat tape repairs to the reverse. Minor marks to the wraps, including to the reverse. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good Indeed.