Paul Mansfield — Final Exposure

London, Collins, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A first Edition of Mansfield's first novel First Edition The Collins Crime Club was an imprint of UK book publishers William Collins & Co Ltd and ran from May 6, 1930 to April 1994. It was not a book club in the usual sense of the word in that customers did not have to subscribe to the club with promises to buy a certain number of volumes each year. Instead they registered their name and address with the club and were sent a Newsletter every three months which advised them of the latest books which had been or were to be issued. Mansfield's Final Exposure was his first novel, and charts the events surrounding a murder on the exotic island of San Rafael. what makes the case unique is that fact that it was captured by a photographer who happened to be at the murder scene. In a red cloth binding with unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, very smart with just some light bumping to the top and tail of the spine. Dustwrapper smart with closed tears to the base of the spine, edgewear and mild spotting. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with offsetting to pages 20-21. Date stamp to rear endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Very Good.