Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1938. Very Good. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1938. First U.S. Edition (stated First Edition). Octavo. 295 pages. Orange boards stamped in black. Lacks dust jacket.

Recased in original boards with new white/cream endpapers. Waterstaining and some spotting to cloth, with darkening and creasing down spine and rubbing along edges and spine ends. Opens easily between a few gatherings, but binding is secure. Topstain fading a bit. Pages unmarked.

Twelfth book in Connington's chief-constable Clinton Driffield series.

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Bookseller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 12120
Title: Truth Comes Limping
Author: J.J. Connington [pseud. Alfred Walter Stewart]
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Little, Brown, and Company
Place of Publication: Boston
Date Published: 1938

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