Ed McBain (Evan Hunter) — Jack and the Beanstalk

London, Hamish Hamilton, 1984. First edition. Cloth. A very smart first edition of this instalment from the' Matthew Hope' crime mystery series published under the author's pen name. The first edition, first impression of this work.In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper.This novel is the fourth book from Evan Hunter's crime mystery series featuring recurring character Matthew Hope. Each title of the series derives from a popular fairy tale. Published under Evan Hunter's pen name, Ed McBain. In this work, Hope must unravel the mystery of the murder of Jack McKinney, who had been a previous client of his and wished to become a successful snapbean farmer.  In the original cloth binding. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart. With slight bumping to the spine head and tail. Fading to small areas of cloth. Dust wrapper has light edgewear and a small closed tear to the front panel. Internally, firmly bound with clean and age toned pages. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.