Alan Clutton-Brock - Murder at Liberty Hall - First Edition

CLUTTON-BROCK, Alan (1904-1976).

Murder at Liberty Hall.

London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1941.

FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 14cm), pp.287; [1]. Publisher's green cloth lettered in pale green to spine. Dust-jacket designed by James Anwill, with printed price of 7s 6d to front flap.

Textblock toned, tear halfway across page 83 repaired with archival tape, gutters starting. Cloth a little rubbed and marked. Dust-jacket shows well, rubbed to folds, some tears and chipping to top and bottom edges. Scarce. Very good.

The sole foray into crime fiction by the famed art critic and essayist; A murder mystery set in a progressive school.