Deane, Norman - Gateway to Escape

John Creasey writing as Norman Deane. A UK first edition, first impression. Uncommon.

WRAPPER : The evocative period wrapper on this copy is bright and complete. It is unclipped. The front panel is bright, clean and unfaded, showing light wear to the edges and small nicks to each of the corners. The spine has darkened and is chipped at the ends. The white back panel shows overall soiling and is lightly worn at the edges. Looks solid in protective plastic.

BOOK : The book is square and tight. The boards are sound, the spine is faded. The lower corners are gently bruised. The spine ends are bruised. The pages are clean. No foxing. The closed page edges are a little dusty and show occasional flecking. No dog-eared pages. The binding is solid - no cracked hinges. There are no previous ownership inscriptions. A decent copy in a protected wrapper.

Publisher: Hurst & Blackett, 1944

Condition: Very Good +. Wrapper: Very Good +