Kenneth Methold — All Suspect

London, Macdonald & Co, 1960. First edition. Cloth. A rather super copy of this very scarce first edition copy of this thrilling crime novel by Kenneth Methold. The very scarce first edition. Held institutionally in only five UK libraries. In the publisher's full cloth binding with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. 'All Suspect' is a thrilling crime novel following an industrial chemist called Alex Young who believes one of his colleagues to be a spy responsible for a leak of information at their laboratory. A story of suspicion, adrenaline and murder, bringing together ingenious mysteries and exciting action whilst being deeply rooted in contemporary science. In the publisher's original, full cloth binding. Externally, excellent with minor shelf wear. The odd, light, handling mark to the boards. Light offsetting to the paste-downs and free endpaper. Scattered spots to the free endpapers. The original, unclipped dust wrapper is in very smart condition. Some shelf wear to the edges. A few marks to the rear panel. Spotting and handling marks to the inside of the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages slightly age-toned to the edges but otherwise very bright and clean. Small mark to the top of page 190, though it does not affect the text. A few scattered spots to the fore-edge. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.