Michael Gilbert — Fear to Tread

London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1953. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this mystery crime thriller from English solicitor and author Michael Gilbert. First edition. Following the gradual discovery by Mr. Wetherall, a middle-aged, mild-mannered headmaster, that even a number of years after the end of the Second World War there is a flourishing black market in London for rationed food and other items stolen by gangs and "redistributed" for their profit to restaurateurs and catering services. Written by Michael Francis Gilbert, an English solicitor and author of crime fiction. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light wear to the extremities and the odd small mark to the boards. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is sound with light wear and chipping to the extremities. Minor loss to the head and tail of the spine with the odd small closed tear. Light sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with a contemporary ink inscription to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.