Feathers of Death
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1960. Hardcover. 250p., very good first US edition, first printing stated in quarter-cloth boards and unclipped dj with mild wear to head and tail of spine. The British edition of the author's first book is Young 3212*.
Author's first book. A lieutenant shoots a young soldier under his command for desertion. But while undergoing a purely formal trial to absolve him it is discovered there may have been a personal motive for the killing - jealousy.
Cat.No: 210019
Price: $45.00
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