Racketeers of the Turf by Carlton Ross - 1947

London: Gerald G. Swan, 1947. First Edition. . Hardcover. Poor/Very Good. First printing. The book is completely intact and solid but it does have some condition issues. There are some stains and abrasions to the covers, some dampstaining to lower portions of the text pages, and the pages are browned. The dustjacket, however, is very good, bright and without major flaws. (box 156)

Gerald G. Swan, 1947. Hardcover. Good. 1947. First Edition. 192 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Pages with some foxing and tanning, particularly to endpapers and textblock edges. Binding remains firm. Minor pencil inscriptions to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf wear with mild bumping and fraying to corners and crushing and fraying to spine ends. All surfaces tanned and sunned, particularly spine. Gilt lettering to spine is slightly dulled.

London: Gerald G. Swan, 1947. First Edition. Hardcover. 192pp. Cloth. Signed and inscribed by Carlton Ross on the front free endpaper. Laid in there are three typed letters by Ross (all signed as Berkeley Grey, another of his pen names) and addressed to the dedicatee (a Mr Derek Smith). In one Brooks reveals to be the author of all the stories featuring Waldo, Inspector "Grouser" Beeke and "Ironsides" Cromwell of Scotland Yard (as apparently correctly guessed by Smith). In another he also reveals to be Carlton Ross and promises to send Smith a copy of Racketeers of the Turf (although his thoughts on this novel are not exactly positive). There are some stains to the cloth and toning to endpapers. The front corner tips are bruised. A very good- copy of a cheaply produced book in about near fine dustjacket with light fading to the spine panel. In Hubin, 1994, p. 700. ; Octavo; Signed by Author.