Douglas Rutherford — The Gilt-Edged Cockpit
London, The Crime Club, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this crime novel by Douglas Rutherford. 'This is a story of conflict, tension and violence on three planes: high finance, motor racing and sex. City men battle for control of the Crawford family firm of Mascot Motors; drivers fight it out on the international racing circuit; two men contend for the love of a beautiful woman..' In an orange cloth binding wih original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally smart. A couple of small marks and some light shelfwear to the boards. Dustwrapper is smart also, with just some light edgewear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.