Dangerous Escapade

Toronto: News Stand Library 55, 1949. Book. About Good. Paperback. 1st thus.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. The lovely and talented (if a smidgeon immoral) Zena makes a fair chunk of change from her involvement with an international dope ring with ties to white slavery, and even though she has fun a'plenty -- an orgy that ends in gunplay, for instance (can't COUNT how many times that's happened to me) -- she tires of white slavery and dope and lust fulfilled (how is that even POSSIBLE?????), and tries to return to a normal life, only to find her new path "beset with pitfalls" (well geez, giving up a swell life like that, I would certainly hope so!). 160 pages. Spine cocked, wear to corners/spine ends, 2" separation to bottom of left spine edge (results in horizontal tear across spine), top left corner tip of back cover chipped off, creasing, rubbing, creasing. A fragile item that absolutely must be handled with care, or you'll end up holding a do-it-yourself book-assembly kit. So unless this is going straight into that empty slot reserved for books about immoral wenches named Zena, wash your hands, mumble a quick prayer to Saint John of God (the patron saint of booksellers) and Saint George (the patron saint of readers), and be very damn careful. (Interesting point, apropos of nothing: Saint John of God is also the patron saint of the mentally ill, and Saint George doubles as the patron saint of lepers -- make of that what you will.) An uncommon title in any condition..