MASK OF VIOLENCE by JOHN HARRIS writing as MARK HEBDEN - 1970

United Kingdom: Michael Joseph, London, 1970. 1st UK Edition and 1st printing. A very good copy with no inscriptions. All pages present and correct and tightly bound. A little foxed to front edge. Very slight lean, but hardly noticeable. Slight bump to top of back front corner. Overall light signs of handling to binding. A VERY DECENT COPY. Housed in the enigmatic dustwrapper which has not been priceclipped. Slight overall wear and signs of handling. A little dusty overall and edges are a tad creased, but no tears so fully intact. Protected in a removable archival booksleeve to preserve its condition. A VERY GOOD COLLECTABLE EXAMPLE OF THE DUSTWRAPPER........... AND A VERY NICE COPY OVERALL ! INEXPLICABLY SCARCE TO FIND IN THE FIRST PRINTING ! John Harris (18 October 1916 - 7 March 1991) was a British author. He published a series of crime novels featuring the character Inspector Pel, and war books. He wrote with his own name, and also with the pseudonyms of Mark Hebden and Max Hennessy. His 1953 novel The Sea Shall Not Have Them was the basis for a feature film of the same name in 1954. He was the father of Juliet Harris, who published more Inspector Pel books under the name of Juliet Hebden.. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. FIRST EDITION.