DRAGON'S CLAW **LIMITED EDITION / SIGNED LETTERED COPY**

N.Y.: Mysterious Press, 1985. First Edition, first printing November 1985., with complete number line beginning with 1. LIMITED EDITION. 1 of 24 LETTERED copies, this being letter "Z". SIGNED by O'Donnell on limitation page, in slipcase w/o dj as issued. It is an unread copy, however the red front endpaper had been misglued at publishers and when pulled apart has left a red stain on limitation page. The character Modesty Blaise was created by O'Donnell for a comic strip in the early 1960s. It was the ninth book to feature the character. While sailing a small yacht single-handedly from Australia to New Zealand, Modesty Blaise rescues Luke Fletcher, the world-renowned painter, from drowning. But how in the world did Luke Fletcher end up adrift in the Tasman Sea, after having disappeared in the Mediterranean two months earlier? Luke Fletcher is not the only person from the world of the arts who has disappeared in the last couple of years, but he is the only one who has turned up alive later. Back in England, Modesty and her good friend Willie Garvin refuse to get involved in trying to unravel the mystery, preferring to leave well enough alone. But then Luke Fletcher is killed, and Modesty and Willie make it their goal to find out who is behind it all and bring him/her down. The trail leads back to the Tasman Sea, to Dragon's Claw Island, but Modesty and Willie make a mistake and find themselves in captivity. They've solved the puzzle of why certain people with artistic flair have disappeared, but will they live long enough to make use of this knowledge?. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover in Slipcase. Fine. Limited / Lettered Edition.