{"product_id":"make-up-for-the-toff-john-creasey-1st-american-edition","title":"Make-Up for the Toff, John Creasey — 1st American Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication\u003c\/strong\u003e: New York, Walker and Company, 1967\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormatting\u003c\/strong\u003e: 8vo. Original cloth, dust jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very Good. The binding remains tight and structurally sound, with the original cream boards showing only faint, generalised handling marks and slight rubbing to the extremities. The text block is square, though the edges exhibit uniform, moderate toning typical of the paper stock from this era. Internally, the pages are clean, entirely free of foxing or dampstaining, and unmarked by previous owners in the public-facing text. The unclipped dust jacket presents well but shows signs of its age, including generalised surface rubbing, minor dust-soiling to the lighter panels, and shallow edge-wear with minute nicks at the spine ends and corners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/strong\u003e: This is the First American Edition of the novel, originally published in the UK by Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton in 1956. Issued as part of the \"A Walker Mystery\" series, this copy retains its original dust jacket featuring striking mid-century wrap-around artwork by Lena Fong Lueg. While Creasey's output was prolific, surviving First American Editions in the original, un-restored dust jacket are increasingly uncommon on the open market, as many copies were historically absorbed by library systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Honourable Richard Rollison, better known to both high society and the criminal underworld as \"The Toff,\" is drawn into a deadly mystery on the banks of the Thames. When an idyllic scene is shattered by the horrific death of a young woman poisoned by her own face powder, the trail leads straight to Silver Queen cosmetics. The Toff must navigate a treacherous maze of corporate espionage and lethal beauty products, all while pursuing the stunning Griselda Vance. As the face of Silver Queen, she holds the dark secrets of a missing man and a string of ruthless killings masked by a glamorous veneer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54475654463827,"sku":"4875","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260727_152635.jpg?v=1785763198","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/make-up-for-the-toff-john-creasey-1st-american-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}