Gerald Verner — The Ghost Man

London, Wright and Brown, 1936. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce copy of the mysterious Gerald Verner's 'The Ghost Man&apos. The first edition of this work. In the original dustwrapper. Verner - believed to be a pseudonym of John Robert Stuart Pringle - had over 130 books published under four pseudonyms during his lifetime and was hugely popular with his audience and a favourite of the Duke of Windsor, who was presented with an especially bound set of 15 of Verner's thrillers. In a full cloth binding with original priceclipped dustwrapper, protected by Brodart wraps. Externally, smart . Light shelfwear and minor sunning to spine only. Dustwrapper is sound and generally bright. Previous institutional home has strengthened wrappers with brown paper to rear and conducted tape repairs to all extremities. Internally, binding is tender in places with some pages beginning to work loose. Pages are bright and generally clean with just a few faint spots or handling marks in places. Small closed tears to some page edges have been neatly repaired with tape. Good Only . Ill.: None. Good Only/Good.