First U.S. edition. In his second international thriller, and first U.S. appearance, Shakespearean actor and mountaineer Abercrombie Lewker investigates the murder of a politically powerful Frenchman who apparently fell off a ridge on the Matterhorn.  A Guilt Edged Mystery.  Gently bumped, spine slightly darkened, binding square and solid.  Jacket rubbed with small chips and tears, spine and rear panel slightly tanned.  Price intact, in Brodart.