Richard Powell — The Philadelphian

London, Hodder & Stoughton, 1957. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of Richard Powell's The Philadelphian. Bound in cloth with gilt lettering and unclipped dustwrapper. First edition. Richard Pitts Powell (1908 –1999) was an American novelist. In the 1940s, Powell began writing fiction and in 1958 was able to devote himself to writing full time. His first published books were Inner Sanctum Mysteries, published from 1943 to 1955. His major publishing debut, The Philadelphian in 1957, spent more than six months on the bestseller list. In a cloth binding in the original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally very smart. The binding is tight and firm. There is some mild wear to the extremities, including bumping. The dustwrapper has a couple of small closed tears and chips. There is a section missing along the top of the rear panel. Internally the pages are clean and bright with a couple of spots on the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good/Good.