1955
568pp.
Hutchinson, London 

An early edition of the fourth work in the Roger Brook series of novels, signed by the author

The third edition of the work. First published in 1951. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. 

Signed and dedicated by the author to the title page; ‘For Penny Johnson, with best wishes for a happy time in Paris, from Dennis Wheatley April 1959’. 

Written by best-selling author, Dennis Wheatley. Wheatley’s distinctive style blended thriller with occult themes. ‘The Man Who Killed The King’ is the fourth work in Wheatley’s Roger Brook series of novels, an historical series set amongst the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. 

In the original cloth binding in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart with slight bumping to the extremities and the head and tail of the spine. Slight fading to the spine. Dust wrapper is worn with chipping and closed tears to the extremities resulting in loss to the wrap. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean with age toning, due to paper used. Slight creasing to fore edge.

Grading: VERY GOOD in a GOOD dust wrapper.