John Paddy Carstairs — No Wooden Overcoat
London , W. H. Allen, 1959. First edition. Cloth. A smart signed, first edition copy of this thriller staring Garway Trenton, by John Paddy Carstairs. A first edition copy of this work. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper:For Lisa Partner de Luxe! Some nonsense for the weekend! Paddy '59 (John Paddy Carstairs)This thriller features Garway Trenton, the best-selling novelist and former Fleet Air Arm pilot. Carstair's previous novel Gardenias Bruise Easily also featured Garway Trenton.In the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart with some light bumping to the extremities. Signed by the author to the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original unclipped dust wrapper which is smart with some fading to the spine and rear wrap. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.
