Peter Lovesey — Wobble to Death
London, Macmillan, 1970. First edition. Hardback. A first edition of Peter Lovesey's first detective novel. Found in the unclipped dust wrapper. A first edition of Peter Lovesey's first detective novel, Wobble to Death. Found in the unclipped dust wrapper. Lovesey has claimed that he he found his way into fiction writing through his love of sport, and the present novel is set within a historically accurate depiction of a nineteenth century foot race. The work won the Panther/Macmillan First Crime Novel Competition. In the publisher's original red hard back binding, found in the unclipped dust wrapper. Externally smart. Lightly bumped to the head and tail of the spine, with a little more bumping to one of the front extremities. The wrap is a little grubby to the rear board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned to the edges, but clean throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Very Good Indeed.
