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New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1932 A Slightly Shaken Book, Obviously Well Read. Aging To Pages But Still Legible. No Inscriptions Or Notations. Stated First Edition. Black Cloth Covered Boards With Red Title On Front And Spine. Harper Sealed Mysteries Logo On Front Bottom Left And Tail Of Spine. Rubbing To Most Edges And Minor Shelf Wear Fraying To Tail Of Spine. Small Dent To Back Board.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1932. 8vo. [8], 307, [1] pp. Green publisher’s cloth, illust. & lettered in black on front cover, spine (slight interior toning very slight bumping to 1 corner), w/ d.j. wraparound Art Deco cover art of victim succumbing to flames (slight shelfwear), NF/NF copy. First edition, stated, of this complex mystery set against the back drop of the death of a mining company executive in Nigeria investigated by a newly installed District Officer. With severely limited resources, and considerable balance and understanding of both African and British cultures Officer Balance eventually unearths the murderer.