by George Malcolm-Smith

Illustrated by Carl Rose

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1952.

 First edition, first printing.

Contains publisher's "first edition" statement to the copyright page and 1952 date printed to the title page.

Delightful cartoon-style illustrations throughout greatly enhance this chuckle-provoking mystery-adventure set in New York City.

Harvey B. Hines, an unworldly personnel psychologist thought he had all the answers until he became entangled with racketeers, a sexy lady detective, gangsters, divisive dames, undercover cops, drugs--and an induced a price on his head.

A wonderful satire of the criminal element in 1940s New York City.

Presentable.

Near fine in bright yellow and ever-green linen with silver embossed titles to the spine; in a very good dust jacket with very short, creased edge tears & nicks, and with a tear and a one inch piece missing from the lower corner of the rear panel; original printed $2.75 price still intact to the front inner flap.

Octavo; 246 pages.

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