A. A. Fair [Erle Stanley Gardner] — Try Anything Once

London, Heinemann, 1963. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first UK edition of this 'Cool and Lam' detective novel, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. The very scarce first UK edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. The deputy D. A. in a hot murder trial is found dead in the pool of a motel that another man used for an affair with a cocktail hostess, leading to false accusations and a suspenseful trial. This is the twenty-third instalment to the 'Cool and Lam' mystery series by American author Erle Stanley Gardner, centring on a fictional private detective firm ran by Bertha Cool and Donald Lam. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent, with shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is very smart, with sunning to the spine and edge wear. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Very Good.