Georgette Heyer — Detection Unlimited

London, William Heinemann, 1953 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this 1950s work of detective fiction from Georgette Heyer, the prolific author best known for her Georgian and Regency romance novels. The first edition, first impression. In the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. This was Heyer's final work of detective fiction, in which a prospective political candidate is found dead in a close-knit community. Chief Inspector Hemingway and Inspector Harbottle investigate. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, exceptional, with a touch of shelf wear to back strip tail. Closed tear to dust wrapper front wrap. Dust wrapper back strip and rear wrap age toned, with closed tear to back strip head, further significant closed tear to fold over tail of rear joint, and horizontal closed tear to centre of back strip. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Good.