John Arnold — Murder!

London, Herbert Jenkins Limited, [1926]. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition of this captivating crime thriller by British author, John Arnold. The first edition of this work.  Undated, with the date established from the British Library record for this edition. Bound in the original publisher's binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Lacking the rear free end paper.  Low-level criminal Philip Gilmour is employed by a wealthy benefactor to commit a daring robbery. On breaking in to the targetted home, he finds a murdered man on the floor. With no choice but to run, Gilmour flees, hotly pursued by the police. A fast-paced, ingenious thriller in which Gilmour must solve the mystery in order to clear his name.   Bound in the original publisher's binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. Mild creasing to joints. Moderate bumping to extremities. Faint marks to front board. Slight offsetting to end papers and paste downs. Dust wrapper generally very smart. Mild edgewear to extremities with the odd instance of chipping, creasing and closed tears, prominent to head of wrap. Light soiling and fading to back strip and wrap extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with marginal age toning. Lacking rear free. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Very Good.