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LYNN, MARGARET [Pseudonym of Gladys Starkey Battye.] : TO SEE A STRANGER.

UK.BATH,SOMERSET.CHIVERS PRESS,1990.

ISBN 0862207878.

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.[Originally and first published (UK,London) Hodder & Stoughton,1961 and the author's debut novel and has been long out of print.Original 1st edns with dw/dj are rare and priced accordingly when they turn up.This edn by arrangement with H&S Ltd.,1990 under Black Dagger Crime imprint/ series.] FINE/FINE. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around black background with b/w design/illustration of female half-face portrait with reversed negative beside it,completing a full face illustration to front panel of dw/dj ; black capitalised title+author's name to the white half facial portrait and capitalised publisher's impring colophon to black negative portion of dw/dj,b/w capitalised lettered spine/backstrip,also with publisher's colophon (red+b/w) at foot of same,rear panel with b/w illustration of notepad's 3 perforated pages with centre page listing other assorted author's titles and a magnifying glass with 'Recommended by the Crime Writers' Association' text within; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping or creasing - no nicks,tears or splits present.Top edges very faintly dust-soiled with a few sporadic dust flecks,fore-edges brighter and cleaner; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - appears unread,other than my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, unblemished,sharp-cornered,original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine.backstrip with publisher's gilt colophon to foot of same and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,5-192pp [paginated] includes 10 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title with story precis with a blank verso,title page,a Foreword by Gwendoline Butler (a former chairman of the CWA Gold Dagger Fiction awards Committee),title separator page also with a blank verso,and to the rear,4pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for a book of it's age,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the exterior's minor faults described that prevent a higher grading.Despite them,it really is an exceptional copy for overall brightness and cleanliness. A brilliant variation oon the gothic suspense novel.Classicly,the heroine is imprisoned in a house or castle,surrounded by friends she cannot trust,wooed by a lover she fears.But in 'To See A Stranger' the heroine Dorcas is imprisoned in her own mind.She awakes from a dream to find herself the stranger,her own impulses the ones not to be trusted.She seems to have a loving husband,a charming daughter,and a beautiful home,but when she looks in the mirror she sees a face she does not know and cannot like.Even her name is different.Dorcas or Lisa,which is she? The Black Dagger Crime series is the result of a joint effort between Chivers Press and a sub-committee of the Crime Wriers' Association.It is designed to select outstanding examples of every type of detective story,so that enthusiasts will have the opportunity to read once more classics that have been scarce for years,while at the same time introducing them to a new generation who have not previously had the chance to enjoy them. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,small 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.
Not SIGNED.

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