Peter O'Donnell — The Silver Mistress

London, Souvenir Press, 1971. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this Peter O'Donnell novel featuring his popular secret agent character, Modesty Blaise. Peter O'Donnell (11 April 1920 – 3 May 2010) was a British writer of mysteries and of comic strips, best known as the creator of Modesty Blaise, a female action hero/undercover trouble-shooter/enforcer. 'A hasty rescue mission is set in action. Modesty and Willie are captured by the formidable Mr. Sexton, who prides himself on being the world's greatest unarmed combat man. Now Modesty and Willie are scheduled to die at Mr. Sexton's hand..' 'Vanity Fair' bookseller's label to front pastedown. In a blue cloth binding with original clipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart, with just some very light shelfwear. Dustwrapper is smart, with just some light edgewear and slight age toning to the rear and inner flyleaf. Internally, firmly bound. Previous owner's ink stamp to front free-endpaper. Pages are bright and clean, aside from one mark to the front blank and a few spots to the textblock edge. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.