194 pages. Jacket in new Brodart protector. SIGNED and inscribed by Parsons. Association copy for longtime editor of Doubleday Crime Club. "To Isabelle Taylor, My friend - and let me say I am grateful to the gay illiterate for bringing us together. Thank you for ____ ____. Affectionately, Louella Parsons, December 28th, 1943." Likely first printing as no further printings are noted and the signature is dated the month before publication (Indicating this was likely one of the author copies. Maroon boards with white lettering and decoration. Signature page is loose and appears to have been tipp... View More...