Homes, Geoffrey - The Man Who Didn’t Exist - William Morrow & Company: New York, 1937 - First Edition / First Printing - No statement of edition or mention of later printings present on the copyright page as required in order to denote the first printing of the first edition.
The book has rubbing, areas of discoloration, and some light shelf wear. The boards remain straight, the lettering on the front and spine is bright, the binding is square and firm, and internally there is some light tanning but no writing or other markings. The dust jacket has stains to the lower edge, rubbing, edge wear and some shallow bites. All together a well kept and presentable copy of a book which is uncommon to see in the original dust jacket. Homes’ third mystery, a hard boiled mystery set in California. Homes would go on to publish 12 mysteries before abandoning fiction to become a Hollywood screen writer. Scarce, especially in the original dust jacket.