A Pocket Full of Rye

First UK edition, published 1953, Collins Crime Club

A used copy but, apart from a little mottling to the base of the front board and spine, is in very good condition. The dustwrapper is a little ill-fitting and price clipped with chips with slight loss to the head of the spine and the rear flap. The hinge of the inner flap is worn in places and the rear panel is foxed and a little stained at the base.  While the book is clearly a first, the dustwrapper has an unusual yellow spine so we suspect it's a 3rd state dustwrapper (2nd state had green stripes rather than red) that was 'introduced' to the book at a later date, hence the quite low price.