Elmore Leonard — The Big Bounce

London, Robert Hale Limited, 1969. First edition. Cloth. A smart first U.K. edition of this popular crime novel written by Elmore Leonard, in the original dust wrapper. The first U.K. edition, first impression.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Elmore Leonard's first foray into crime fiction, following a drifter and delinquent, Jack Ryan, as he arrives as a farm laborer in Michigan. By Elmore Leonard, a renowned author of crime, suspense, and Westerns. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Spots to the fore edge. Minor edge wear to the dust wrapper. A small amount of surface loss to the head and tail of the spine. A few light spots to the reverse of the dust wrapper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few scattered spots. Stamp to the reverse of the title. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.