Once Upon a Crime (Bloodhound Mysteries- No.290) by Christopher Monig
1960. First Published in Great Britain. 192 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over orange cloth. Pages 79 to 82 are detached but remain present. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Occasional thumb-marking present. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends, with small split to top edge. Light tanning to spine and edges. Clipped jacket has moderate edge wear with chips, tears and creasing. Dark rubbing and scuffed marking to surfaces, with scuffing to edges.