A Voice From The Dead, Basil Copper — 1st Edition

£57.20

A Voice From The Dead, Basil Copper — 1st Edition

Name: A Voice From The Dead, Basil Copper — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 6789
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Publication: London, Robert Hale & Company, 1974

Formatting: 8vo, pp. N/A.

Condition Report: Near Fine. The black cloth binding is remarkably sharp and tight, showing clean boards and no discernible bumping to the corners. The silver gilt lettering to the spine remains unoxidised and bright. Internally, the page block is exceptionally clean, free from foxing or heavy age-toning, and maintains excellent crispness throughout. The dust jacket is vibrant and presents very well under a protective mylar sleeve, exhibiting only faint rubbing to the extremities and slight shelf-wear to the spine ends. A well-preserved, highly attractive copy.

Catalogue Note: This is the first UK edition, first printing of Basil Copper's thrilling Mike Faraday mystery, A Voice from the Dead. Published by Robert Hale & Company in 1974, this edition features the classic, atmospheric dust jacket design that characterises the publisher's highly collectable '38 Special' imprint.

Mike Faraday, the Californian private eye known for his hard-boiled yet poetic approach, returns in this instalment, which is prominently listed amongst the author's extensive output on the rear jacket panel. Basil Copper (1924–2013) was a prolific and celebrated British author, particularly noted for his macabre fiction and this long-running L.A. detective series.

Copies of this first edition are increasingly scarce on the open market, particularly in such sharp, unrestored condition. The majority of Robert Hale publications from this era were absorbed into the library system, making clean, non-ex-library survivors with intact dust jackets highly sought after by collectors of vintage crime and mystery fiction.

A wet night in California, a blown tyre, and a shuttered mansion lead to one of L.A. private eye Mike Faraday's most horrifying adventures. What begins as a routine breakdown quickly unravels into a twisted case involving a chic blonde fleeing an asylum and an eccentric millionaire who screens vintage horror films late at night in his Gothic palace. As Faraday delves deeper, he finds himself trapped in a deadly web of madness, murder, and dark secrets, where every step brings him closer to the chilling truth.

Book Condition: Near Fine

Book Authors: Basil Copper

Book Publisher: Robert Hale & Company

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Fiction

Genre: Crime & Mystery

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

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Book Publication Year: 1974

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: Mike Faraday

Country/region of manufacture: Birkenhead, United Kingdom

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